[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page English administrative letter, dated 6 April 1987, is written by V. P. Bhatia on Bharatiya Lok Dal letterhead to M. R. Masani. Bhatia confirms that vehicle MRG 2347, registered in Masani’s name, was allotted to Piloo Mody, M.P., during the general elections and subsequently sold to Mody for his use.

The letter states that Bhatia could not establish the jeep’s whereabouts through Mody & Colgane, identified as the office of the late Piloo Mody. The two rendered scans contain slight textual differences: one says the vehicle was sold “later on” by the Swatantra Party, while the other says it was sold immediately after the elections. The document provides no further information about the vehicle or the correspondence surrounding it.

Key points

• The letter is dated 6 April 1987 and is addressed to M. R. Masani.
• V. P. Bhatia signs the letter on Bharatiya Lok Dal, Bombay letterhead.
• Vehicle MRG 2347 was registered in Masani’s name.
• The vehicle was allotted to Piloo Mody, M.P., during general elections.
• The letter records that the vehicle was sold to Mody for his use.
• Bhatia reports being unable to ascertain the jeep’s whereabouts from Mody & Colgane.
• The two scans differ slightly on whether the sale occurred later or immediately after the elections.