Overview
- Kirit Somaiya has lodged a complaint asserting that former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar failed to disclose pending FIRs in her BMC 2026 nomination.
- Returning officer Varshani Rao confirmed receipt of the complaint, said the matter is under examination, and asked Somaiya to submit a supporting affidavit.
- Somaiya’s allegations reference 2023 cases at Agripada and Nirmal Nagar police stations, including an Economic Offences Wing probe into alleged Covid-19 body-bag irregularities.
- He also points to a separate FIR against M/s Kish Corporate Services India Pvt Ltd, which he claims is linked to Pednekar, as undisclosed in the affidavit.
- Pednekar declined to respond to the allegations, and authorities have not announced any decision, sanction, or disqualification.