The state government has given the go-ahead to the revenue department and police to impound the properties of builder D S Kulkarni, aka DSK, and his wife, Hemanti, arrested in a cheating case. Following the notification, the authorities will be seizing 276 bank accounts of DSK, his wife and son. A total of 124 land parcels, 46 vehicles, including imported cars, and two other properties would also be seized.
DSK and his wife, Hemanti , were arrested on February 17 for cheating many people investing money in their company. A case against the couple and their son, Shirish, was registered in October 2017 at the Shivajinagar police station. Along with the provisions of cheating and criminal breach of trust, police had invoked provisions of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) Act, 1999. DSK and Hemanti are currently lodged in the Yerawada central prison. According to the provisions of the MPID Act, the state government had told the district administration and the police to check the properties of the accused persons. A collective report was prepared by the district administration on the properties of the DSK and it was submitted to the state government for further action.
These properties are to be auctioned off. While, banks and financial institutions will have the first claim, the claimants in the cheating case will receive their share from the sale of the properties and thedepositors will come last.
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