Hazare discharged in funds misappropriation case

Patil alleged that Hazare misappropriated Rs 2.2 lakh from funds of trust to celebrate his birthday.

Written by Agencies
Pune | July 13, 2011 12:56 PM IST

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A court has discharged social activist Anna Hazare in a case of alleged misappropriation of funds in the Hind Swaraj Trust,headed by him.

The Chief Judicial Magistrate N T Ghadge issued the order on Tuesday,discharging Hazare after the complainant Hemant Patil withdrew the case,said Harshad Nimbalkar and Milind Pawar,both lawyers who represented the Gandhian.

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Patil cited Hazare’s age,ailments and also “enhanced status in the society” as reasons for withdrawing the case filed in 2005.

Patil alleged that Hazare had misappropriated a sum of Rs 2.2 lakh from the funds of the trust to facilitate celebration of his 61st birthday at his native village of Ralegan-Siddhi.

Hazare had denied the charge saying he did not believe in celebrating birthday and all the trust money had been accounted for.