Anil Parab, 4 others acquitted in case linked to Dapoli resort | Mumbai News

May 6, 2026 Headlinesnews

2 min readMumbaiMay 7, 2026 02:40 AM IST

Sena UBT leader Anil Parab and four others were acquitted in a case linked to a resort in Dapoli in Ratnagiri.

A special court in Khed, Ratnagiri cleared them of charges including cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy of the Indian Penal Code, and relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

MLC Parab, sarpanch Suresh Tupe, gramsevak Anant Koli, Sudhir Pardule, a circle officer, and Jayram Deshpande, sub-divisional officer, were acquitted by the court.

The case was based on a complaint by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, who had alleged that illegal permission was acquired for the construction of Sai Resort, on land falling under coastal zone regulations.

It was also alleged that the local gram panchayat was cheated for taxation purposes, during the construction of the project. The court said that these allegations were not proved.

The court said that although Somaiya was an important witness, he was not examined.

“He was the important witness. However, prosecution has not examined Kirit Somaiyya to prove the offence against the accused,” special judge P S Chandgude said in the order.

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The court said that there was no proof that the public servants named in the case as accused had made any pecuniary gains or had disproportionate sources of income.

The court said that there was also no proof brought before it that the officials had illegally sanctioned permission for construction in a coastal regulation zone. It also said that no offence was proved that the assessment of the building for taxation was done before the construction was completed. Parab’s lawyer S S Butala had said that the there was no proof that any losses were caused to the government.

“The prosecution has not proved that the accused No.1 to 5 in collusion with each other have committed the offences as alleged,” the court said.

A separate case was filed by the Enforcement Directorate based on these allegations, which remains pending.

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