Former Director of DGIPR involved scam worth crores of rupees

Amassed money by allocating contracts to black-listed companies

 Ambekar bypassed the complaint by MSRTC

 DGP orders lodging an FIR

Unmesh Gujarathi
Sprouts Brand Story

The Special Investigation Team of Sprouts has come across startling information that the then Director of the DGIPR Ajay Ambekar collected crores of rupees by allotting the contracts to the black-listed companies. The State DGP has asked Marine Drive Police station to register an FIR against Ambekar.

Ajay Ambekar was working as a Director in the DGIPR. During his regime, he awarded contracts to black-listed companies and collected crores of rupees. The amount included over Rs 100 crore collected from the black-listed companies. The Sprouts SIT has documents in support of this claim. However, this is the tip of the iceberg. Many more such scams will be exposed by the Sprouts soon and will be submitted to concerned departments.

The Scam

Initially, the contract of publicity work of MSRTC was awarded to Rakesh Advertising Private Limited and Shri Om Advertising Private Limited. These companies did not do any work. On the contrary, they submitted fake certificates and collected crores of rupees. That is the reason these companies were black-listed by the MSRTC. The MSRTC had also communicated this to the DGIPR and had asked it not to enter into any engagement with these companies.

However, Ambekar threw the MSRTC’s suggestion in the dustbin. Not only this, but Ambekar also awarded fresh contracts worth crores of rupees to these companies. These companies submitted fake documents and the booty was shared by Ambekar and these two corrupt companies.

“An in-depth inquiry should be conducted into the corrupt deals of the former Director of the DGIPR Ajay Ambekar and a criminal procedure should be initiated against Ambekar and all those concerned with this deal.”

Vikas Thakre
MLA