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Irregularities In Contracts: Mumbai Police's SIT Visits BMC Headquarters For Second Day

In its investigation into alleged irregularities in contracts worth Rs 12,024 crore, the Mumbai police's special investigation team (SIT) visited the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters in Mumbai on Tuesday for the second day in a row. 

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Mumbai police's special investigation team (SIT) on Tuesday visited the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters in Mumbai for the second consecutive day as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in Rs 12,024 crore-worth contracts. 

The SIT inspected tender-related documents and recorded statements of some BMC officials, said a police official. 

SIT members also discussed the procedures of awarding tenders with the concerned officials, he said. 

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had flagged `irregularities' in several contracts awarded by the BMC, the country's richest civic body. 

The SIT is headed by Mumbai police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar and includes the Joint Commissioner of Police (EOW), Deputy Commissioner of Police (EOW), and other officers.