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Suraj Chavan sent to ED custody till Jan 22
Updated On: 19 January, 2024 05:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Agency tells court his proximity to political leaders helped firm with no experience in handling food secure contract
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Suraj Chauhan outside the ED office on Thursday. Pic/Shadab Khan
Close aide of Aaditya Thackeray, Suraj Chavan has been sent to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody until January 22 by the special ED court. Chavan was arrested by the ED on Wednesday after months of investigation into the Khichdi scam case registered in September 2023. The ED, in its remand application, has mentioned that due to Chavan’s proximity with senior political leaders/influential persons, he managed to award BMC’s work order for khichdi to Force One Multi Services.
In its remand application, the ED told the court that the FIR states that Force One Multi Services is a partnership firm and does not have its own kitchen or license from the Department of Health or the Food and Drug Administration. Moreover, the firm is engaged in the provision of sand, bricks and security services. “Even though the firm does not belong to the field of food preparation and supply, then AMC (planning) gave it the task of distribution of khichdi. Force One Multi Services knew that it could not fulfil the eligibility criteria for getting the khichdi distribution mandate, so it illegally obtained the said khichdi distribution mandate through its employees who had influence in the BMC/MCGM.”
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