Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale allegedly spent over Rs 1.07 crore collected through donations on election campaigning, food and personal expenses, including Rs 23 lakh received from a close aide of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Cash amount of more is also included.
TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale. (file photo)
in Gujarat Enforcement Directorate The (ED) on Wednesday claimed that Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Saket Gokhale allegedly spent over Rs 1.07 crore collected through donations on election winning food and personal expenses, which included Congress leaders. Rahul Gandhi A cash amount of over Rs 23 lakh received from a close associate of ED arrests 35-year-old from Sabarmati Jail Saket Gokhale He has made these allegations in his remand note submitted to a local court here after his arrest.
Gokhale was produced before an Ahmedabad court, which remanded him in ED custody till January 31, officials said. The Gujarat police arrested Gokhale from Delhi in December for allegedly misappropriating the funds raised through the donation collection. The Gujarat High Court had on Monday refused regular bail to Gokhale in the case and asked him to approach the court only after the chargesheet was filed.
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The federal agency told the court that Gokhale allegedly created a fictitious electronic document in the name of an organization called hourdemocracy.in, through which he collected small and large amounts from the complainant and other individuals through a private company called GiantTreeTech Pvt Ltd. collected the amount. The ED told the court that this amount was used for personal expenses.
The agency informed the court that when Gokhale was asked about Rs 23.54 lakh deposited in his bank account over a period of one year, Gokhale in his statement to the ED said, “For social media work and other consultations, This amount was given in cash by Alankar Sawai of Congress. Former banker Sawai is said to be a close aide of former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and heads his research team. The ED told the court, when asked about any written agreement with Alankar Sawai regarding the social media work, he said that it was only an oral agreement with Alankar Sawai.
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