India, May 24 -- A day after Rs.1.8 crore was seized from a government guest house in Dhule, allegedly stashed by contractors to bribe members of the Estimates Committee who were touring the region, it was revealed that suspect Kishor Patil, desk officer of the state legislature, who Sena (UBT) leaders claimed is an aide of Arjun Khotkar, Shiv Sena MLA and chairman of the Committee, was touring the region without official approval. Patil was suspended on Thursday. He was not officially appointed as Khotkar's assistant either.

On Friday Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders underscored that no case has been registered by the police yet, although people in the know told HT that a departmental inquiry will be conducted against Patil. Shiv Sena (UBT) MP S...