Navi Mumbai: Vichumbe village Sarpanch and four others have been booked by Khandeshwar police for obstructing government work and assaulting officials during a land survey. The incident took place on Monday morning when a team led by Nayab Tehsildar Sanjay Bhalerao visited Vichumbe in Panvel to measure government grazing land.
According to reports, Bhalerao, accompanied by a surveyor and other staff, was conducting a survey of government land under Survey No. 38 when Sarpanch Pramod Bhingarkar arrived with three associates. The accused allegedly abused, threatened, and physically assaulted the surveyor, attempting to prevent the land measurement.
Following the altercation, Nayab Tehsildar Bhalerao lodged a complaint at Khandeshwar police station. “Based on the statement of the complainant, we registered a case against Bhingarkar and his associates under relevant sections of the law and have initiated further legal proceedings,” a police officer from Khandeshwar police station said.
