The Bombay High Court extended till June 14 the interim protection from arrest granted to former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil Somaiya in a case of alleged misappropriation of public funds collected for the restoration of decommissioned naval aircraft carrier Vikrant. Justice Anuja Prabhudessai had on April 13 granted interim protection from arrest to the BJP leader and the same relief to his son on April 20.

The HC had at that time said in the event of their arrest, both the accused persons be released on a surety of Rs 50,000 each. The court had also said the complaint registered in the case by an ex-Army person seemed vague and based solely on media reports. It had, however, directed Somaiya and his son to report to the Mumbai police for questioning on fixed dates.