A court here on Saturday began the hearing on a petition filed by activist Anna Hazare against the closure report filed by Mumbai Police in the alleged Rs 25,000 crore Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was one of the accused named in the case. The court heard the matter for some time on Saturday and adjourned it to March 15, Hazare s lawyer said. Besides Hazare, Surinder Arora, the original informant in the case, has also filed a protest petition challenging the police s decision to close the probe for want of evidence. The Economic Offences Wing of police had registered the case under IPC sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating), the Prevention of Corruption Act, and Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act.
MSC Bank scam: Anna Hazare moves Mumbai sessions court against closure report
Anna Hazare has argued that police have not taken any steps to register an FIR or conduct a preliminary inquiry in the last two years following his complaint.
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File photo of Anna Hazare. (Photo: PTI)
Activist Anna Hazare has filed a petition in Mumbai sessions court against a closure report filed by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam case.
In his petition, Anna Hazare has argued that he is the original complainant in this case and had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in 2018.
Ajit Pawar, others get clean chit in MSC Bank scam
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, rural development minister Hasan Mushrif, former MPs Vikaysinh Mohite Patil and Anandrao Adsul and about 72 others have been given a clean chit by the committee appointed by the Cooperation Department in the alleged Rs 25,000 crore Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank scam.
Earlier, the Special Investigation Team had given a clean chit in the same case. The police last year had filed a C summary in the special anti-corruption bureau (ACB) court after the EOWâs SIT found that no criminal aspect was to be investigated in the case.
Indian Express reports EOW of Mumbai police sees allegations identifying political high ups in the protest petitions filed against the closure report in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam as “politically motivated”.
Earlier the EOW had filed a report before the special court in Mumbai, saying no criminal offence was made in the case.
It bears recall that 70 persons, including Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and other political leaders, were involved in the scam.
Surinder Arora had filed a petition against the EOW’s closure report arguing the police had bucked under the coalition govt’s political pressure.
BJP urges RBI to aid Mumbai societies redevelopment
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Quaid Najmi ( IANS) |
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Thu, Jan 7 2021 19:27 IST |
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI). (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, Jan 7 : Given the major problems confronting the redevelopment of some 5,800 old and dilapidated buildings in Mumbai, the opposition BJP in Maharashtra on Thursday submitted to the RBI a plea on finance and other aspects to boost self-redevelopment by cooperative housing societies (CHSs).
Leaders of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis (Assembly) and Pravin Darekar (Council) met Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das to discuss the major issues of self-redevelopment of CHSs and submitted a memorandum.