In a shocking development, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s office in connection with its probe into the alleged irregularities in award of contracts for COVID-19 care centres.
He left the office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after hours of questioning on Monday, January 16. He went to record his statement in this matter.
As per reports, Chahal was seen entering the ED's office at Ballard Estate in south mumbai at around 11.40 am.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya had alleged irregularities in the COVID-19 centers set up by the BMC. An FIR was registered at the Azad Maidan police station against a hospital management company some persons for allegedly submitting fake documents to obtain contracts of COVID-19 care centres.
As per the FIR, in June 2020, the hospital management firm partners allegedly submitted a fake partnership deed to the BMC and obtained contracts to set up COVID care centres at NSEL, Worli, Mulund and Dahisar in Mumbai and in Pune without having any experience in the medical field.
The firm had submitted bills for these centres to the BMC and collected ₹38 crores, the complaint states, further adding that many people lost their lives due to the alleged negligence of these persons.
However, after verification it was found that the staff and doctors at these Covid care centres did not have medical certificates and allegedly failed to provide proper treatment due to which people suffered, the FIR said.
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