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Why no
FIR against Mumbai Congress chief, asks high court
Thursday March 31, 2011 09:19:02 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court Thursday wanted to know why a first information report
was not lodged against Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, who
is accused of amassing huge wealth through illegal means.
The judges' query came after the submissions made by the Income Tax
Department, Enforcement Directorate and the Maharashtra
Anti-Corruption Bureau on the investigations into the Singh family's
wealth.
"No criminal prosecution has been lodged on the basis of these
reports? According to the investigations, Singh and his family
possess disproportionate assets to the tune of crores," a division
bench consisting of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice D.G. Karnik
observed.
"Why don't you register the FIR and then proceed with the
investigations," Justice Karnik wanted to know.
Chief Justice Shah also wanted to know the sources of the Singh
family's income. "That he has filed (IT) returns is okay, but from
where has the money come," he asked the investigators after going
through the reports submitted by the three agencies.
Additional Solicitor General Darius Khambatta, representing the ED
and IT, and Advocate General Ravi Kadam appearing for the ACB said
that the three agencies were coordinating their efforts and since
this was a preliminary enquiry, they would need more time.
To this, the high court granted another four weeks time to enable
the investigators further the probe and submit their reports by
April 28, in the PIL filed by social activist Sanjay Tiwari against
Singh, and his connections in the Madhu Koda scam.
Chief Justice Shah also sought details of the Rs.4.50 crore
deposited by DB Realty in the accounts of Singh's son and
daughter-in-law.
"What about this so-called interest-free loan? Is it not possible to
connect the two," he asked.
The fact of the DB Realty and Singh family's links came to light
after its top officials Shahid Balwa and Asif Balwa were nabbed by
the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the 2G
Spectrum scam.
The PIL has contended that Singh and his family members operate
several bank accounts with transactions amounting to several hundred
crore rupees, some of them have more than one PAN Card, and also own
properties in Mumbai and elsewhere.
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