Kirit Somaiya: Shared evidence with I-T; ED may file compliant against Hasan Mushrif

Kolhapur, Sep 13 (UNI) Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya on Monday levelled serious corruption charges against Maharashtra minister Hasan Mushrif and family, and stated that he has already handed strong evidence to the Income Tax Department in the case.
Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Mr Somaiya vowed that he will register a complaint against the minister and his kin with the ED tomorrow.
He further said that he has shared incriminating evidence, running into 2,700 pages, with the I-T officials against NCP leader Mushrif.
Elaborating further, he told that scam allegedly committed by Mr Mushrif and his family is worth Rs 127 crore.
The minister and his kin are involved in financial misdeeds and hold unaccounted properties, Mr Somaiya asserted, adding that they misappropriated the money through several shell companies.
Substantiating his claim, he pointed out that Mushrif’s son Navid falsely mentioned in 2019 election affidavit that he borrowed Rs 2.45 crore from CRM Systems Pvt Ltd.
But, the company operated by one Praveen Agarwal was already banned in the year 2018 for financial wrongs, he added.
Similarly, the father-son duo sworn in the affidavit that they hold Rs 3.5 crore stakes in the Maru Bhumi company but the actual figure is Rs 127 crore, he asserted.
Mr Somaiya further said that the minister showed that his wife owns shares worth Rs 3,78,340 while the family has an illegal business of Rs 147 crore turnover.
Also, they have embezzled Rs 100 crore through the Kolhapur-based Sir Senapati Santaji sugar factory, he added.
Earlier too, Mr Somaiya has levelled graft charges against state transport minister Anil Parab and ex-home minister Anil Deshmukh.
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