The sale deed was executed on January 9, 2025, and was processed without approvals from the Revenue or Animal Husbandry Departments, the official said.

"The act is of a serious nature and continuation in service would adversely impact the inquiry," the suspension order stated.

During suspension, Bade has been attached to the Principal Stamps Office, Mumbai, and barred from leaving headquarters without permission.

A departmental inquiry has been initiated to ascertain whether others were involved and to probe the undervaluation of the land, the official added.

Meanwhile, Animal Husbandry department farm manager Dr Amol Aher told PTI he has filed a complaint application with Pimpri Chinchwad police against 26 people, including those who sold the land and the individuals who purchased the land by executing the sale deed.

The development comes days after alleged irregularities surfaced in separate land transactions at Mundhwa and Bopodi in the district.

Two FIRs have already been registered in the Mundhwa case, which allegedly involves a company linked to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar.

IGR has already suspended a sub registrar in the Mundhwa land deal case and a tehsildar in the Bopodi land deal case.