MSCB scam: Bombay HC asks state to respond to plea seeking transfer of probe to CBI

The activist, Surinder Arora, has challenged the EOW's closure report giving a clean chit to then finance minister Ajit Pawar and 75 other people, including directors of several cooperative banks.

The Bombay High Court has sought the Maharashtra government's response on a plea by an activist seeking transfer of the investigation into the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam, allegedly involving Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, to the CBI. The probe was conducted by the state police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW). The EOW, in its closure report, said its probe did not reveal any irregularities in loan transactions. The activist, Surinder Arora, has challenged the EOW's closure report giving a clean chit to then finance minister Ajit Pawar and 75 other people, including directors of several cooperative banks.