MP Kirit Somaiya made explosive claims about threat to his life. He had said he was attacked by nearly 100 “Shiv Sena goons”, who tried to kill him, outside a Mumbai police station on Saturday night when he went to meet the MP-MLA couple, embroiled in a standoff with chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.
MLA Ravi Rana, were arrested on Saturday evening after they gave a ‘warning’ to the chief minister to chant ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ outside ‘Matoshree’, his Bandra home.
“I have informed about the attack to the home secretary at the centre. He has sought a report on the attack. A representative delegation will go to Delhi and meet the officials there,” Somaiya was quoted as saying by news agency ANI at a press briefing. Earlier he had put out tweets and shared a video to give details of the “assault” on him. Stones were allegedly thrown at his car, and the BJP leader said the police did not come for his help. But Mumbai Police said a case was filed over his complaint.
On April 7, the Trombay police had registered a first information report (FIR) against Somaiya and his son Neil for allegedly misappropriating about Rs. 57 crore collected through crowdfunding to save decommissioned INS Vikrant from being scrapped. The FIR was filed based on a complaint lodged by an ex-serviceman.
Somaiya was questioned on Monday by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW). The BJP leader secured interim protection from the Bombay high court on April 13 after his anticipatory bail application was rejected by a sessions court on April 11. His son got pre-arrest protection on Wednesday.
