Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Beed Treasury Officer Named Suspect in ₹73-Crore Land Scam
Officials are investigating a large land-payment scam in Beed.
The case involves compensation money being made much higher than it should have been.
Investigators say Treasury Officer Lahu Galgunde signed or authorised transfers of the inflated money.
The money allegedly went to beneficiaries and middlemen.
Galgunde is now named as a suspect and police say he is missing.
Former Collector Avinash Pathak is also accused in the case.
Investigators say he issued 154 backdated and forged orders.
Courts have not granted Pathak relief, and handwriting experts reportedly linked signatures on the documents to him.
District Treasury Officer Lahu Galgunde was named as a suspect in the chargesheet for the ₹73.04-crore land compensation scam.
Investigators allege that inflated payments were transferred to beneficiaries and middlemen under Galgunde’s authorisation and signature.
Police say Galgunde has been absconding since the scam was uncovered and are searching for him.
Former Beed District Collector Avinash Pathak has been denied relief by both the High Court and Sessions Court.
Pathak is accused of issuing 154 backdated, forged orders to inflate compensation claims up to ₹310 crore.
- Who
- District Treasury Officer Lahu Galgunde, former Beed District Collector Avinash Pathak, and other officials, lawyers and employees are named in connection with the case.
- What
- Investigators are probing an alleged ₹73.04-crore scam involving inflated land-acquisition compensation and forged orders.
- When
- The article does not provide a specific date; Galgunde has been absconding since the scam was uncovered.
- Where
- Beed district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The alleged fraud involved increasing compensation amounts through forged or backdated orders and transferring the inflated funds to beneficiaries and middlemen.
- Reported scam amount
- ₹73.04 crore
- Treasury officer named
- Lahu Galgunde
- Galgunde’s alleged role
- Authorising and signing transfers of inflated compensation funds
- Former collector accused
- Avinash Pathak
- Orders allegedly issued by Pathak
- 154 backdated, forged orders
- Compensation claims allegedly inflated up to
- ₹310 crore
- Other people mentioned
- Five lawyers, two revenue assistants and three contractual employees