The case was later transferred to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police. The investigation officer had submitted a ‘C’ summary report to the court, claiming that the case fell into the category of “neither true nor false,” suggesting that the complaint arose from a misunderstanding. The police, therefore, requested the court to accept the closure report.However, after reviewing the statements of witnesses who had donated money for the campaign, the court found that the police had failed to present any documentation proving that the collected amount was deposited with the Maharashtra Governor’s office or the state government. The magistrate remarked, “The investigating officer has not done [an] investigation as to what has been done by the accused with the amount collected by them.”The court further noted that the accused had conducted fundraising drives at other locations as well, but the police had not recorded the statements of witnesses from these other places who might have also contributed.Considering these shortcomings, the magistrate concluded, “It appears to me that further investigation in the matter is necessary.” The court has now instructed the investigating officer to conduct a more comprehensive probe in light of these observations and submit a report accordingly.
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