Presidents son questioned

The car carrying the cash was intercepted during the election campaign in Amravati on February 11 and Rs 1 crore in cash was seized.

Shekhawat and Mulak had later said the money belonged to MPCC and was meant to be spent for the campaign.

Amitesh Kumar said two others,state Congress general secretary Genesh Patil and Amravati Congress chief Vasantrao Saurkar,were also interrogated. The police had sought a local courts permission to question the people concerned in the matter. The court had granted the go-ahead.

Mulak had sought time till February 28 due to his official preoccupations,the police officer said.

There was to be a deposition in the same matter also before the Amravati Collector,Rahul Ranjan Mahiwal,but it couldnt take place as the latter was not available on Tuesday.