Maharashtra: Land mafia kingpin arrested in encroachment case in Osmanabad

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The police have arrested a land mafia kingpin, who had been on the run for the last eight days, in connection with a case of land grabbing in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district, an official said.

A special police squad from Osmanabad apprehended Devanand Rochkari, who has cases of land grabbing, money lending, threatening and other illegal activities, in Mumbai, Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Tilak Roushan said. A case of forgery and cheating was registered against Rochkari and his brother at Tuljapur police station for alleged encroachment on the land of Mankawati Tirth Kund, an ancient shrine, on August 17.

District collector Kaustub Divegaokar had earlier ordered registration of a criminal case against the Rochkari brothers for allegedly grabbing the land, which belongs to the Tuljapur municipal council, by forging documents and carrying out illegal construction.

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