Summary:
Similarly, he showed family members of Vishnu Thakre and Ashwini Thakre at work on the day of their marriage.When asked, contractor Thakre said, “Due to 2 crore plantation target, labourers did extra work on some days. He deployed his brother, mother and father at work but villagers recorded statements that Thakres were never at work.In a blatant violation, the plantation contractor showed one Yuvraj Thakre and Kailash Bhojekar at work on their marriage day. Also in the list were Thakre’s entire family which included his parents too.Rahul Tagde, a farmer from Sonpuri under Nirwaha, exposed the scam in 2016 when some labourers came complaining to him that same persons were engaged in plantation work regularly. Thakre got married on April 24, 2016 and Bhojekar on May 4, 2016. We needed land for nilgiri plantations in the area..