Overview
- Lokayukta’s Special Police Establishment raided the BMC Central Motor Workshop on Sunday and seized files on spare parts purchases, tenders, scrap and billing that officers say are central to the suspected scheme.
- An FIR was registered on March 9 against Additional Commissioner (Finance) Gunwant Sewatkar under the Prevention of Corruption Act along with conspiracy and fraud provisions.
- BMC Commissioner Sanskriti Jain removed Sewatkar from finance duties on Saturday, assigning the charge to Additional Commissioner Mukesh Sharma as a precaution during the inquiry.
- Officials estimate irregularities of about ₹100 crore tied to duplicate and inflated bills, repeated repainting of the same vehicles and repair-service entries, with payments allegedly routed through SAP to firms linked to relatives and associates.
- Digital forensics teams have taken SAP and server data into custody to validate transactions, and investigators say the probe may widen to other past officials as Sewatkar denies sole responsibility.