MUMBAI, April 7 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mira-Bhayander-Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police on Sunday arrested the alleged mastermind of a Rs.22-crore land acquisition fraud in connection with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR), popularly known as the bullet train project. The accused, Umesh Harihar Rana, was apprehended in Hyderabad after days of intensive search. Rana and seven of his accomplices are accused of orchestrating the scam to dupe the woman, Maya Chavan, and her family members, of their rightful land acquisition compensation of Rs.22.31 crore. In a special report on March 30, HT had highlighted the plight of Chavan, along with many others whose lives had also been upended by the much-vaunted project due to inadequate land compensation, land grab by the mafia and damage to houses from ongoing work. P5...