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Mumbai Police's EOW says Romin Chheda made Rs 30-crore in oxygen contract
Updated On: 28 November, 2023 06:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
EOW says the actual company which provided the oxygen during the COVID crisis earned a mere Rs 2 crore in the pandemic
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Chheda was arrested by the EOW last week following charges against him and unknown officials. Pic/Twitter
During the COVID-19 crisis, while people in Mumbai struggled to get enough oxygen, Romin Chheda, a garment factory owner from Matunga with strong political connections, allegedly made Rs 30 crore by setting up oxygen plants for the city. He was arrested earlier over claims of tricking the BMC out of Rs 6.32 crore. On Monday, Chheda appeared before the court where they extended his custody for two more days. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) is looking into possible law breaches in how he got the contract using a power of attorney.
The EOW found that the actual bidder for installing nine oxygen plants in government hospitals and six in jumbo COVID centres was an Allahabad-based Highway Construction Company, Unissi India Pvt. Ltd., with a contract worth Rs 140 crore for two tenders. As per the EOW official, Chheda supposedly made Rs 30 crore, while the original bidder earned just Rs 2 crore. Investigators were surprised and suspect there might have been a pre-planned arrangement and undue influence due to political contacts, which they`re now probing.
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