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Bachchan asked to prove claim of being farmer

Pune, November 14
Amitabh Bachchan, who has acquired 20 acres of agricultural land near Lonavala in Pune district, was recently issued a notice by district authorities asking him to authenticate his claim of being a farmer.

“We began an inquiry following a report in a news magazine about the purchase of agricultural land by Bachchan,” a senior official in Maval SDO said, adding that the notice was issued to the actor a fortnight ago.

Bachchan purchased 20 acres of land near Pavana dam in Maval in 2000, getting it registered in his name on the basis of documents allegedly proclaiming him to be a farmer at Jaunpur near New Delhi. — PTI