‘Book Bhujbal under benami deals law’

MUMBAI: Activist Anjali Damania has written to the director general of income tax (I-T) investigation requesting to book former deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal and his kin under the recently amended Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act.
Bhujbal and his nephew Sameer were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in March in the Maharashtra Sadan scam where it is alleged that Bhujbal had earned Rs 870 crore kickbacks.According to ED, the money was subsequently laundered by his nephew.
“We have submitted a list of all Bhujbal-owned benami properties to the SIT formed after the Bombay high court directive. We filed a complaint with the I-T department, requesting to register a case against Bhujbal under the more stringent Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act,” Damania said.