Jayraj Devidas took advantage of the uneducated status of tribals and illegally captured their land at Kashigaon in Bhayander and sold it. The tribal family had approached police for seeking justice but Jayraj took custody of the land under police protection.
Damodar Govind Panera, one of the owners of the said land, had filed a complaint with Thane (rural) Deputy Superintendent of Police but no action was taken. As per old survey No 16 and new survey No 71 and old survey number 17 and new survey no 72, the land is owned by Kalyanji Lalji and 10 others. Budhya Undya Panera used to cultivate on this land. After the death of Budhya Udhya Panera, the land was registered in his successor Govind Budhya Panera’s name. After Govind Budhya Panera’s death, the land was registered in Damodar Govind Panera, Anant Kamlya Panera, Lakshmi Dinkar Jadhav, Savitri Kamlya Panera, and Girija Diwakar Hinga’s name.
Jayraj Devidas had forged signatures and took advantage of tribal’s uneducated status to sell the land for Rs 14 crores. He took custody of the land by threatening them. As per the information provided by Damodar Govind Panera, these families belong to tribal Warli caste and they planning to commit mass suicide as the Police is shielding Jayraj Devidas and no action is being taken against him.
