Sena leader under fire over khichdi ‘scam’

Mumbai, Sep 21: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police which is probing an alleged Rs 6.37 crore scam in `khichdi’ distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic has found some related transactions in the bank accounts of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Amol Kirtikar and Yuva Sena functionary Suraj Chavan, an official said on Thursday.
The EOW had on Wednesday questioned Amol Kirtikar in the case for nearly five hours. Kirtikar is the son of former Lok Sabha MP Gajanan Kirtikar. Gajanan Kirtikar, incidentally, is now with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The EOW suspects that Amol Kirtikar helped a private firm get the contract to provide khichdi to stranded migrant workers during the pandemic from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. (PTI)