MUMBAI Police on Tuesday arrested two individuals in reference to an FIR registered final 12 months towards Lifeline Hospital Management Services (LHMS) and 4 of its companions, primarily based on a complaint given by BJP chief Kirit Somaiya. One of the companions named as accused in the case is claimed to be near Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut.
An official stated that in reference to the investigation in the case, they’ve arrested Rajiv alias Raju Nandakumar Salunke (48) and Sunil additionally Bala Kadam (58). The duo was produced earlier than court docket and remanded to police custody until March 6.
The officer stated the accused, on being confronted with proof gathered throughout investigation, failed to provide passable solutions to queries and gave evasive replies, following which a choice was taken to arrest them. “As per our probe, the duo are beneficiaries of the fraud. When we requested them about sure credit in their financial institution accounts, they haven’t been capable of give passable replies,” stated the officer.
In the complaint, Somaiya had accused LHMS and others of dishonest, felony breach of belief, and inflicting loss of life resulting from negligence, saying they’d bagged a contract in 2020 for working jumbo centres amid the Covid-19 pandemic by allegedly offering cast paperwork.
One of the co-partners of LHMS — Sujit Patkar — can also be stated to be a detailed aide of Sanjay Raut. The three others named in the FIR have been Dr Hemant Ramsharan Gupta, Sanjay Shah and Raju Nandkumar Salunkhe. Somaiya additionally stated that LHMS didn’t have any expertise in offering healthcare services.
Somaiya had alleged that it was a fraud of Rs 100 crore. The FIR was initially registered on the Azad Maidan police station and later transferred to the Economic Offences Wing in October.
