The accused have been booked under Sections 420, 468, and 471 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), among other related provisions.Reacting to the FIR, Hemant Katare alleged that the case was politically motivated. “The matter dates back to 2004. Even the preliminary enquiry was registered in 2015. Why did it take so long for the EOW to register a case? This is a clear-cut matter of political vendetta against me and my family,” he said.He further stated, “Even during the previous BJP regime, not one, but six cases were registered against me, all of which were later quashed by the court. This case will also meet the same fate. Even my late father, the then Leader of Opposition Satyadev Katare, was targeted in a similar manner by the BJP government when he raised concerns about the Vyapam scam.”Katare also pointed out that his septuagenarian mother had been named in the case, claiming it was an attempt to silence him. “The case has been registered against me and my family, including my elderly mother, just to intimidate me. But I won’t be gagged—I will continue to expose corruption vociferously.”The Congress leader has been vocal about the recent high-profile case involving former transport department constable Saurabh Sharma, who amassed massive wealth. Katare has alleged links between Sharma and ministers from both the present and past BJP governments.
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