The petitioner further expressed astonishment at periodicals ‘Marmik’ and ‘Saamna’ – run by the Thackeray family – never being subjected to the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) and claimed that during the lockdown, when print media in the country was facing heavy losses, the company ‘Prabodhan Prakashan Pvt. Ltd.’, practically owned by Thackeray family, showed a huge turnover of ₹42 crores and booked a profit of ₹11.5 crores.
In view of the above, she claimed that it was a clear case of turning black money to white.
“The unaccounted money gathered from BMC and other sources might have been dishonestly digested into the accounts of the above mentioned company and fictitious figures of profit have been shown for this digestion. This is not just a guess or baseless allegation. The Statement of Accounts of these companies will clearly reveal the fact. However, a thorough and impartial investigation needs to be there,” the plea stated.
She further stated that although she had filed a complaint with the Police Commissioner, Mumbai which was also forwarded to Economic Offences Wing (EOW), no action was taken and neither was she informed about the status of her complaint.
This prompted her to file the PIL, it was submitted.
Source: Barandbench
