Amitabh to return Pune land to its owner: Rane

Mumbai, July 20: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane today said the Pune Divisional Commissioner had received a letter from megastar Amitabh Bachchan, stating that he wanted to return the land at Mawal in Pune District without any remuneration.

The Divisional Commissioner received the letter from Mr Bachchan this afternoon, Mr Rane told reporters this evening.

The purchase of the land was mired in controversy as he had submitted the certificate that he was a farmer and was in possession of land at Barakhambi in Uttar Pradesh since 1982.

Earlier, in the day, Mr Rane had denied that the government had received any communique from the actor about his decision to return the land.

UNI