Maharashtra government, which is under fire over Wadhawans’ great escapade to Mahabaleshwar during the covid-19 lockdown, has taken a very serious view of the alleged lapses.
Maharashtra Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh has ordered an inquiry into the alleged lapses which led to Wadhawans and 21 others breaking the curfew and lockdown norms.
Amitabh Gupta, Principal Secretary (special) who had granted permission to five vehicles carrying the Wadhawans to ply across the borders has been sent on compulsory leave pending inquiry.
The story unfolded on the morning of 9 April when Kapil Wadhawan, Dheeraj Wadhawan promoters of Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) and 21 others were apprehended by Satara police on their way to a farmhouse in