Mumbai Apr 18 PTI The Economic Offence Wing EOW of the Mumbai Police on Monday quizzed BJP leader Kirit Somaiya for almost three hours in connection with the INS Vikrant funds misappropriation case an official said Somaiya reached the Police Commissioners office in south Mumbai at 11 AM He left the commissioners office shortly after 2 PM during which the EOW recorded his statement The official said that the EOW may call Somaiya again for questioning Somaiya had denied the allegations of misappropriating the money raised to save the decommissioned aircraft carrier from being scrapped in 2014 Earlier the EOW had issued summons to Somaiya and his son Neil Somaiya a day after the Somaiya seniors pre-arrest bail plea was rejected by the Mumbai sessions court on April 11 Based on a complaint lodged by an ex-serviceman the Trombay police on April 7 registered an FIR against the Somaiyas for allegedly misappropriating about Rs 57 crore collected through crowdfunding to save decommissioned INS Vikrant from being scrapped and converted into a museum The Bombay High Court on April 13 granted interim protection from arrest to Kirit Somaiya A single bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai had directed Kirit Somaiya to cooperate with the polices probe into the case and asked him to report to the investigation officer in the case for four days beginning from April 18 between 11 am and 2 pm PTI ZA NSK NSK

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya on Saturday filed an anticipatory bail plea in the Mumbai Sessions Court after he was booked in a case related to the alleged misappropriation of funds collected to save aircraft carriers INS Vikrant from scrapping.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 9 (ANI): Two days after the registration of a case against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil Somaiya allegedly for financial bungling, the Mumbai police have summoned both of them to appear at the police station to record their statements on Saturday.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 2 (ANI): Stating that the Maharashtra Police are investigating the alleged links of Kirit Somaiya's son Neil Somaiya with an accused in the PMC Bank scam, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that the father-son duo and a few officials of Central agencies will soon be in jail.