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INS Vikrant case: Clean chit for BJP leader Kirit Somaiya

EOW files closure report in connection with 2013 case against BJP leader, who was raising funds to preserve decommissioned warship

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Kirit Somaiya. File pic

Kirit Somaiya. File pic

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police has filed a closure report, known as a C summary (indicating that the case is neither true nor false), regarding former BJP Member of Parliament Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil Somaiya in connection with the Rs 57 crore INS Vikrant fraud case. Somaiya is alleged to have collected donations from the public for the preservation of the decommissioned aircraft carrier but failed to transfer the funds to the Maharashtra government or the governor.

Earlier this year, the EOW submitted an initial closure report exonerating Somaiya and his son. However, the Mumbai court rejected this report and ordered a further investigation to trace the money trail, as witnesses claimed to have donated funds to Somaiya and felt that the police had not sufficiently pursued the financial trail. Following additional inquiries, the EOW has now filed a second closure report with the court.

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