ED questions Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Amol Kirtikar in 'Khichdi' scam case

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Amol Kirtikar was on Monday questioned for almost eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged irregularities in the distribution of khichdi by the Mumbai civic body during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kirtikar, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena's nominee from the Mumbai Northwest Lok Sabha constituency, appeared before the agency at its office in south Mumbai at around 11.30 am, an official said. He left the ED office after 7 PM. Earlier in the day, several Shiv Sena (UBT) workers raised slogans against ED outside its office in support of Kirtikar. Kirtikar had failed to appear before the federal anti-money laundering agency on March 27 and sought some time through his lawyer. The money laundering case stems from an FIR of the Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW). According to police, alleged irregularities took place while giving contracts by the BMC for providing khichdi' to migrants during the pandemic. The ED in January arre
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