Khichdi scam accused Suraj Chavan at the Enforcement Directorate office on June 26. File pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Sources have said that they have not found any links suggesting Parekh was a beneficiary. “He was questioned solely about his presence at the meeting. He mentioned his involvement in social work and frequent visits to the mayor’s bungalow. Currently, he is being treated as a witness to shed light on the details of the meeting,” an officer said.    

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The alleged scam: In November, the EOW booked civic officials from the purchase department and those who secured the contract. As per the FIR, 65,000 Remdesivir injections were purchased at the price of R1,568 each whereas the actual price was R650 per vial.

According to the FIR, Mylan Laboratories was awarded the contract for 28,000 vials in April 2021 by the BMC for Rs 650.75 per vial but the company supplied only 19,000 vials and no records of the remaining 9,000 vials were found. This is also being probed by the EOW. The same company was later awarded the contract to provide 65,000 vials, which it did, at an inflated rate of R1,568 per vial, causing a loss of R5.96 crore to the civic body.