"This is a very serious matter. The MCGM is losing a lot of money. Constitute a taskforce to investigate the nexus between agents and officials," Fadnavis said in a letter to Maria.
"I had apprised the Chief Minister about news reports that octroi is being evaded at checkpoints. This is causing a loss of crores of rupees to the MCGM since octroi is an important source of revenue for the civic corporation.
Citing news reports, Shelar said that unauthorised agents, transporters of goods and Octroi Department officials are hand in glove with each other and pay a lesser amount of octroi before bringing their goods into the city.
"Along with these people, some political leaders too seem to be involved in the conspiracy and it does not seem that the MCGM has any definite plan to counter this menace. This matter is a serious one from the law and order perspective as well," Shelar said.