The former MP and his son have been booked for allegedly siphoning off funds amounting to over Rs 57 crore to restore the Indian Navy’s first aircraft carrier.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest till April 28 to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's son Neil Somaiya in a case of alleged misappropriation of public money collected for conserving the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
The court directed that in the event of arrest, he be released on furnishing a surety of Rs. 50,000. He is also directed to attend the Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) office for four days.
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Tuesday was questioned by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police for more than three hours in connection with the INS Vikrant funds misappropriation case, an official said.
The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police on Monday quizzed BJP leader Kirit Somaiya for almost three hours in connection with the INS Vikrant funds misappropriation case, an official said.