Maharashtra govt sends notice to Ravindra Gaikwad

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has served a notice on assistant regional transport officer Ravindra Gaikwad — the brother of Shailendra Gaikwad of Rendezvous Sports — to find out whether the government official has links with the Kochi franchise of the Indian Premier League. A senior government official told ET that the notice was issued under the state’s service rules act which prohibits a government servant from holding a stake in a private company.

“The notice seeks details from Mr Gaikwad if he is a part of the Kochi franchise of the IPL or Rendezvous Sport which leads the consortium that won the bid for this team,” the official said.

Government sources said apart from Shailendra Gaikwad’s direct involvement with the Kochi franchise, what has also alerted the state government is Mr Ravindra Gaikwad’s alleged role in the Rs 100 crore imported bike scam last year.

As assistant RTO at the Andheri office, Mr Gaikwad’s involvement was suspected in the scam which broke out after several imported bikes were found to have evaded vehicle registration tax since their owners, hand in glove with the RTO officials, got them de-assembled into spares.