Mumbai police to probe Kripashankar’s past property deals

While the probe into his alleged disproportionate assets has revealed that Congressman Kripashankar Singh has already sold some of his properties in the city, the police are now trying to find out where all the money generated from these sales has been invested. For the start, the police have obtained the necessary sanctions to rope in accountancy and realty business experts to assist them in the investigation.

Further, a team of police officers is scrutinising documents seized from the searches carried out at the residential and commercial premises of Singh during the past few days. Also, under scrutiny are papers received from the Anti-Corruption Bureau that relate to their inquiry against Singh. The police sources also said three of Singh’s properties, namely in Panvel, Ratnagiri and Uttar Pradesh, are yet to be attached.

Soon a team of experts from accountancy and real estate will be assisting the Special Investigation Team in the probe. “We have obtained the necessary sanctions from the authorities concerned to rope in the experts, who will help us in understanding the documentation and monetary flow. They will also be useful during the court proceedings to put our case strongly in the court,” said an officer, adding that a court sanction was not required to rope in experts.

While confirming that the statement of neither Singh nor any of his family members has been taken, sources said it will not be recorded at this juncture. Another police team is making an independent inquiry into the weapons and cartridges seized from one of the properties of Singh.

“On one weapon, 50 cartridges are permissible. We will look into whether bullets were more than permissible limits. Also, the PIL contains a declaration made by Singh at the time of polls, wherein he along with his wife and son has given proof of their weapon licenses,” said an officer.