Nationalist Congress Party (SP) MLC Eknath Khadse and his daughter Sharda have been booked for allegedly cheating an elderly woman by assuring a sugar factory on her land and taking its possession with the help of forged papers in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district.
The land in question was classified as 'Mahar Watan' and its illegal possession was taken in the daughter's name from the 82-year-old woman, police said.
Khadse claimed he has nothing to do with the land deal and termed the case as an act of political vendetta.
The alleged fraud came to light after the victim filed a complaint on March 9 against Khadse, his daughter, and other government officials with the Jalgaon district Superintendent of Police.
A case has been registered against Khadse and his daughter under BNS sections related to fraud, cheating, forgery, and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
