ED raids at more than 15 locations of BMC officers, suppliers, and others in the BMC Covid scam
On Wednesday the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting raids at more than 15 locations in Mumbai in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case related to a Rs.12,000 crore Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Covid scam.
Two days ago, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Sindhe announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the scam, which involves more than Rs.12,000 crore.
According to a source, premises belonging to people, including an IAS official close to Uddhav Thackeray are being raided. Sujit Patkar and Suraj Chanav are among those who are being raided.
The raids are targeting BMC officers, suppliers, and others who were involved in setting up Covid-related infrastructure in the city. Earlier, Iqbal Chahal, an alleged accused, was questioned by the ED in connection with this case.
Last year, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) conducted a special probe and uncovered alleged misappropriation of Rs.12,024 crore in the expenses of the civic body.
In response to the findings of the CAG audit, the Maharashtra government established an SIT led by Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar. The SIT includes officers from the Economic Offences Wing and senior officers from the city police. Its purpose is to further investigate the financial irregularities identified by the CAG.
The ED has not made any official statement in this regard as of now.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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