Look-out circulars have been issued by authorities against Union Minister Narayan Rane’s wife Neelam and MLA-son Nitesh in connection with cases related to unpaid loans taken from a financial institution, a senior Pune police officer said on Thursday. Look out circular is a notice that prohibits a person from leaving the country.
Confirming the development, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Srinivas Ghadge said look-out circulars were issued against Neelam Rane and Nitesh Rane on September 3. Nitesh Rane said his family will challenge the circular in the Bombay High Court and question the authority of the Pune Police. To release them when they have already expressed their willingness to pay the dues.
DCP Ghadge said Artline Properties Pvt Ltd (main borrower), a firm owned by Neelam Rane, had taken a loan of Rs 25 crore from DHFL (Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd) in which she was a co-borrower and the account was outstanding. The DCP said that there was more than Rs 27.13 crore. Similarly, Nitesh Rane-owned Neelam Hotels had also taken loan from private financial institution, whose dues were over Rs 34 crore.
The police officer said both the loan accounts were later classified as NPA (non-performing assets – declared due to default or arrears) by DHFL due to non-payment. Both the accounts were classified as NPAs, the financial institution approached the Centre. , which then issued instructions to the state government and consequently, look-out circulars were issued, he said.
The look-out circular, addressed to the Mumbai airport and issued against Neelam Rane, said, “There is an apprehension that the said co-borrower may leave the country at any time to evade the repayment of the loan granted by DHFL and to evade legal proceedings.” action can be taken”. “It is necessary to open the LOC (look-out circular) of the co-borrower so as to maintain the travel history of the co-borrower and avoid evasion of repayment of loan taken from DHFL,” reads the circular.
The Pune Police, in its notice, has asked the airport authorities to inform them whenever the co-borrower is stopped at the airport. When asked about the look-out circular issued against BJP leader Rane’s wife and son, Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil said the state government had received a letter from the Center in this regard and asked it to take “appropriate action”. was asked for.
The letter was issued to the state home ministry and then further action could be taken, he said while talking to reporters in Pune. Meanwhile, Nitesh Rane while talking to a regional channel said that his loan accounts with DHFL were in financial condition. Mumbai branch of the firm, while the circulars were issued by the Pune Police.
“Under what authority did the crime branch of Pune Police issue the circular?” He asked question. He claimed that five months ago, he had given a letter to the financial firm seeking “settlement” of loan accounts and hence there was no significance of issuing such circulars.
Nitesh Rane said, “We will challenge the circulars in the High Court.” He dismissed suggestions that the Rane family was in trouble – the circulars were issued days after Narayan Rane was arrested last month for his ‘slap’ remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Nitesh Rane said, “It is not the Rane family that is in trouble, it is the Pune Police Crime Branch and the (ruling) Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi that will be in trouble.” have already expressed their willingness to clear the dues.”
He claimed that such circulars were being issued because he (Rane) was exposing “scams” in the Shiv Sena-led MVA government, he claimed.
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