Without any tenders or requisite approvals from the board, Lilavati sources their medicine from small individual medical stores and out of those, are located in the slums of Dharavi. But till , the firm has not even delivered a screwdriver to the hospital. Prabodh, Rashmi, Chetan and Bhavin have also used crores of trust's money to fund their personal legal battles. But that was just the tip of the iceberg. The CNN-IBN investigation found that their foreign accounts are not just simple instruments of tax evasion, but of large scale money laundering.
The fascinating story of money laundering from India began in Belgium. More specifically, the city of Antwerp, the diamond capital of Europe, where Kirtilal Mehta, the man who set up Lilavati Hospital, started Gembel European Sales in In , he handed over the global diamond trading company to his sons - Prabodh Kirtilal Mehta and Rashmi Kirtilal Mehta.
Gembel, owned by Prabodh, Rashmi, Chetan and Bhavin, buys rough stones and then works in partnership with jewellery designers and manufacturers to produce exquisite polished pieces for high-net-worth consumers. In , Gembel European Sales and it's main owner Prabodh Mehta was convicted of money laundering, fraud and forgery in diamond business in Belgium. Prabodh was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and a 3-year probation. And Prabodh's son Chetan was convicted in Israel for the charges of trying to bribe government officials.
ING Investment Management manages all the portfolios of the bank as well as individual schemes, handling nearly Rs 50, crore of public money.
And that's where starts a complex shareholding puzzle created to fool the investigators, both at home and abroad. Kishore Mehta and Charu Mehta are permanent trustees. According to Niket Mehta, it has been six years since the Income Tax Department conducted searches in the hospital over alleged financial irregularities by its trustees. He approached the Charity Commission regarding the issue and a hearing is slated to be held on November Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines.
Mumbai Updated: November 3, am. The police said that Miten's mother informed the residents who then called them up. She is in a state of shock. Miten's daughter, who is studying in the US, along with her mother and grandfather will be coming to India soon. Once the final rites are performed, we will record their statement,'' said an official.
The police spoke to the domestic help at Miten's flat but even they were clueless as to why Miten was depressed. We don't know what prompted him to commit suicide. Once we record statements of the family, we will be in a position to say something concrete,'' the officer said. Policemen also refused to reveal if Miten was mentally disturbed. Miten's post-mortem was carried out at GT Hospital and the autopsy report stated severe head injuries as the reason for the death.
Miten's body was later shifted to Lilavati Hospital. Miten's father was involved in a legal battle with his brother's family over the control of the hospital.
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