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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya has approached the Bombay High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a case of misappropriation of funds registered by the Mumbai Police.

Both father and son had been booked by the Mumbai Police for misappropriation of over ₹50 crores collected for saving the decommissioning of the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant.

There is photographic evidence that the former MP collected money to restore the aircraft carrier, a special court said.

Kirit Somaiya and his son have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for criminal breach of trust (406) and cheating (420) and common intention (34).

Mumbai police have registered a case of cheating against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil for alleged misappropriation of over Rs 57 crore funds collected to save aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, an official said on Thursday.

The complainant, a former Army officer, said Somaiya collected over Rs 57 crore but did not deposit the money with the Maharashtra governor’s secretary office.

According to the police, former army personnel approached the police and registered a complaint, acting on which a First Information Report (FIR) was registered.

Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Raut has lashed out against BJP's Kirit Somaiya over siphoning off Rs 57 crore on the pretext of crowd-funding in 2013-14 to preserve India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.

Based on the complaint, a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) was registered against Kirit Somaiya, his son Neil and others

A day after Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya of siphoning off Rs 57 crore on the pretext of crowd-funding in 2013-14 to preserve India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant after it was decommissioned by the Indian Navy, the Trombay Police have registered an offence against Somaiya and his son Neil for cheating.