Surendranagar Collector Dr. Rajendrakumar Patel Arrested by ED in Land Scam

• Surendranagar Collector Dr. Rajendrakumar Patel arrested by ED in a major corruption case.
• Arrest linked to an alleged scam involving conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural (NA) land.
• Deputy Mamlatdar Chandrasinh Mori was previously arrested in the same case.
• ED raids on Dec 23 found irregularities; ACB registered a case against Patel, Mori, Jayrajsinh Zala, and Mayursinh Gohil.
• Reports suggest gold and silver recovered during searches at Collector's residence; he will be presented in Ahmedabad court.

Why It Matters: Surendranagar Collector arrested by ED in a land conversion scam, intensifying the corruption probe.