Overview

• Sanjay Raut alleged that Sumeet Facilities inflated the 10-year ‘108’ ambulance tender to ₹800 crore and channelled payments to the Shrikant Shinde Medical Foundation through director Amit Salunkhe.
• Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde rejected the charges as baseless and challenged the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction to produce evidence rather than level repeated accusations.
• Shrikant Shinde demanded proof of any link to Salunkhe or the ambulance contract and refused to engage further until Raut substantiates his claims.
• Sumeet Facilities issued a statement denying any connection to the Shinde family and cited the Bombay High Court’s April ruling that upheld the tender process as fair and transparent.
• No state or central investigation has been launched beyond the Jharkhand police’s July arrest of Salunkhe in a ₹450 crore liquor scam, prompting Raut to call on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to constitute a special investigation team.