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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

DSKDL public Limited Company or Criminal Enterprise?

Do you remember a song ‘Aisa Koi Saga Nahi, Jisko Thaga Nahi’ from hindi movie  ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ starred by Amitabh, Abhishek bacchan  and Rani Mukharjee ?

Adopting the names of 'Bunty' and 'Babli', , Abhishek  and Rani successfully pull off con after con, looting people dressed as local guides, religious priests, health inspectors, business partners, etc.

The reason behind remembering Bunty and Babli was, after my last post lot of people called, some emailed and some met personally and shared their experiences with me about D.S Kulkarni ( DSK) and his so called empire.

DSK officially formed D.S.Kulkarni developers limited ( DSKDL) in 1991. However what was not there in DSKDL?

There were forged signatures, murky deals, shell firms, money siphoning, duel identities, conspiracy and everything that needed to con investors, banks and government authorities.

 Only the thing that was not there was professional attitude!

Then how did DSKDL survived so many years?

The Reason is simple.

DSK is best actor, has fantastic oratory skills and ability to manage everybody with power of money.
On this capital he built good image in the society.

The relatives and staff who realised consequences of association with DSKDL left it immediately. Others either became party to his actions or remained mute spectators

DSKDL’s activities may be divided in two parts pre and post 2006 ie. Pre public issue

Pre public issue and after becoming public limited company they formed lot of private limited companies and partnership firms.



Money Siphoning

These companies were mostly dominated by Hemanti  Nilakanth Phadke ( HNP) and her two sisters, Anuradha Purandare and Vaijayanti Mudgal .

They managed to siphon of DSKDL’s crores of rupees to these firms successfully.

In may last post we saw how they DSKDL paid crores of rupees to D.S.K and company for mere consent for land deals.

Another way of direct money siphoning was, they use to purchase land in the name of DSK’s relatives and later on DSKDL would purchase it from him/her.

And then they use to withdraw amount paid to that relative by DSKDL

However that didn’t come to light because DSK successfully managed to reshuffle the funds and due to DSK’s image funds were literally pouring in DSKDL.

Shell Companies

Then they started taking Fixed Deposits (FD) for the companies that were not allowed to take FDs by Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) .

These companies were DSK and Sons, D.S.kulkarni and brothers,  D.S.Kulkarni and associates , DSK  Enterprises, DSK & Asso, DSK constructions, etc. 

Investors and FD holders were not even aware that they were investing in the companies who have no business in reality and exist only on paper. These all were partnership firms.

The success in money siphoning business led them to go for public Issue.

Misleading Information + Dual Identities

Hemanti Nilkanth Phadke changed her name to Hemanti Deepak Kulkarni in 1989



The information provided in offer brochure of public issue itself raises doubts about very intentions of the promoters.

Along with DSK his then wife Jyoti Kulkarni and Hemanti Phadke  were promoters of public issue.
However they didnt mention that HNP and Hemanti Deepak Kulkarni were the same person.

And in same document in financial information of the group companies, HDK’s name appears as a partner in partnership firms Amit & company and Gharkul .HNP’s name appears in many other companies.

What was the intention behind showing same persons different identities in offer document?

HNP was an employee in DSk’s firm. She changed her name from Hemanti Nilkanth Phadke (HNP) to Hemanti Deepak Kulkarni (HDK) in 1989. DSKDL was incorporated in 1991.

However she kept her both the identities alive in transactions of DSKDL .She was holding shares in both the names. The reason behind that only her or DSK can tell.


Forged Signatures

In 2001 Hemanti Phadke and Sanjay Deshpande signed on this share


In DSKDL forging signatures was not a serious affair. 

The share certificate issued in 2001 is signe by Sanjay Deshpande ( DSK’s son in law)   as authorized signatory.
when the same share certificate was reissued for some reason,  once again Sanjay Deshpande’s signature appears there.

However Sanjay Deshpande had left DSKDL in 2004.

Then who forged his signatures?

Nobody other than autorised signatories of DSKDL could forge Sanjay Deshpande”s signatures because they were the only other signatories on the share certificate and they were aware that Deshpande was not in the company during that period.

In my earlier post on DSKDL Sanjay Deshpande has commented that “Vijay Da, I read ur blog link, left DSK in 2004 & sure hasn’t signed anything after 2006!”

On same share certificate in 2001 HDK alias HNP has singed as Hemanti Phadke while in 2012 she has signed as Hemanti Kulkarni.

She was a minority share holder as Hemanti Phadke and Hemanti kulkarni as authorised signatory of DSKDL at the same time. 

In 2012 hemanti signed as kulkarni and sanjay deshpande signe is ther when he had left DSKDL in 2004

Conflict of Interest

DSK has formed dozens of personal companies as other than DSKDL just for the purpose of taking Fixed Deposits!

These companies don't have any business activity going on other than raising FDs! 

All these companies are in the same competing business and all the transactions are done by the same woman (HNP/HDK)  in all these companies. 

Basically she controls all the finances of all these companies.

Manipulation of Funds

In a video and interview to ABP mazha DSK claims that unlike other builders he prefers to take FD holders as partners instead of using other means of finances.

 But looking at the company's finances and after communicating with financial institutions and customers, it appears that more than 1000 crores of rupees were disbursed to DSK through these Chanel  for project construction activities.

However not even 10 % of the disbursed amount was used for actual construction purpose because his entire project work is stalled for many months.

If that money was not used for construction then it was certainly not used for repayment of FD holders because they are still fighting for their even thousand rupees every day.

And crores of rupees of payment of contractors and suppliers is still due with the company! Then the question remains is where did that money go?

Even the customers are complaining that more than 80% of their housing loan amount is disbursed without their consent but there is no work going on at the sites and not even 10% work is done at sites and the possession of their apartments are delayed by years! 

Flat buyers will have to keep a close watch on the committed dates of possession of the RERA registered projects of DSK!

Conspiracy

More important question is when there was not even 10% work in progress on ground then how come financial institutes disbursed 80 % of the loan amount to DSKDL? 

That indicates that these financial companies were also had hand in glove with DSKDL.

It's a big surprise that how they were able to service the interest of the investors earlier because there is no source of income to these companies other than Fixed Deposits! 

There is no permission from RBI or SEBI to raise Fixed Deposits and the investors are not even made aware of it!

The FD holders of his public limited company have little bit guarantee to get some of the invested money back but what about the personal companies where there no security to the investors of getting back even a single rupee or their invested amount.

Murky Deals

Here is another manipulation by DSKDL family with a big Loss to the Shareholders and Public Authorities!

There was a company known as Oyster Promoters & Developers Pvt Ltd, owned by HNP and  Ashwani D. Kulkarni .

Oyster Company was created by Kulkarni Family to take advantage of DSKDL at a loss for shareholders. 

This  company owned some defence and forest reservation land and was a loss making company.

Yet DSK went ahead and merged this loss making Oyster whose land was worth not more than some lac rupees was merged  to DSKDL by issuing 38 lac shares of DSKDL worth more than 40 crores at that time.

Interestingly as per 2006 offer document HNP has 98 %  in Oyster Company and Ashwini Kulkarni and Talekar have 1 % each.

However when Oyster merged with the DSKDL 15.2 Lac shares worth more than 20 crores were transferred to HNK and her son Shirish Kulkarni.

One can observe the manipulated Shareholding Pattern of 38 lac shares and how those landed in the hands of DSKDL Family Members.

HDK who was a minor shareholder earlier in DSKDL grown richer by 15.2 lac shares from Oyster merger and also another 8,18,307 shares she claims to have received as a gift from unnamed entity as shown on NCD prospectus 2014 .

Dubious Share Transfers 

Another surprising & questionable shareholding of approximately 15 lac DSKDL shares is by Shirish Deepak Kulkarni. 

Question is when HNP was partner in Oyster what shares were transferred to HDK and when Shirish was not remotely concerned with oyster then why 15.2 lac shares were transferred to him.?

Loss To Company,  profit to Family

There is an institute known as DSK Global, Pune, earlier owned by Family members of DSKDL. 

When the institute started showing losses, DSKDL made it a subsidiary of DSKDL thus passing the family loss to shareholders.

And now DSKDL has given bank guaranty of 100 crores for loan obtained by DSK Global.

The DSKDL annual report of 2016 itself they admit that they have sold off almost all their land bank at Dhayari, Kirkatwadi and Balewadi and today other than Fursungi, they don’t have any other land remaining but they are claiming to have huge land bank worth 10000 crores!

Another shocking thing is First they siphoned off 165 crores to D S kulkarni and company from fursungi land and now committing 300 crore rupees against 5,00,000 sq ft of DSKDL's own dream city project!

So whatever money DSKDL is supposed to earn has already been planned to divert to HDK and her Shirish through D.S. kulkarni and company.

Interestingly DSKDL has indemnified  all these companies from any losses or damages putting all the liabilities on DSKDL

Employees crying foul

Since last few months DSKDL’s staffs is crying foul.

Few months’ back staff strength was close to 1500 now has been reduced to 40 only.

Since last many months they have not been paid any salaries to employees.

Not even d their TDS returns has not been cleared by DSKDL

Why DSK family is doing all this?

The reason and outcome of DSKDL family actionss reflect in share holding pattern of DSKDL.

HNP/HDK  is now major shareholder after DSK and if we count Shirish Kulkarni’s shares then total is more than DSK’s shares.

Along with her sisters by siphoning off money from DSKDL , they have grown richer by crores of rupees.

And DSK himself wanted to be like Hiranandani.

In email to after my last post on DSKDL one ex. employee wrote to me ‘Twice I asked him (DSK)  before joining that Why You want to hire me ? As per current records you have 95% Maharashtra’s whereas I am Sindhi. He proudly told me, I have noticed How Hiranandani, Rahejas progressing in Mumbai. Now I don’t want any "Marathi speaking person" I chose U out of 70 candidates who came to my office and sat/waited 4 hours for interview “

He was briefly in DSKDL for 4 months?.

Investors, Banks, Depositors, flat buyers, suppliers, employees everybody is crying for their money. Then Mr.DSK where did all that money go?.

Land cruiser, flat in trump tower business class air tickets for family and so on, the list is very big. DSK and his family member are enjoying lavish life style at the cost of these peoples’ money.

No Mr. DSK it is not your family matter. All that money you are enjoying belongs to public.


And you have to return it to them!

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Thursday, August 3, 2017

Is DSK exploiting Investors, FD holders and flat buyers ?

While DSK Shivajians players had threatened hunger strike for their salaries, investors - F D Holders - of this group (?) companies have knocked Primes Minister Narendra Modi’s door to get their money back.


Unless Government intervene there are hardly any chances that investors will get their money back.  The reason behind fall of the company is not the market situation. It was the intention of the D.S kulkarni (DSK) and some of his family members that sank the ship.


Since beginning DSK and his family members siphoned of hundreds of crores  rupees to their private firms or individual accounts.

The documents reproduced in this post are available in public domain and I have studied those.




Recently DSK openly admitted that he used DSK Toyota’s funds to refund Fix Depositors (FD) money, and that led to sick that unit. However that didn’t stop DSK and  his family’s lavish lifestyle. In December 2016 DSK’s son Shirish kulkarni moved to Trump Towers to accompany Bollywood actors.

He has taken on lease 6074 sq ft flat with three covered parking’s. Lease is for five years and per month rent is 400,000/ ( Four lac rupees ) .And off course  if one moves in such a lavish property it needs crores of rupees for furniture.



And wait! That money is not spent by DSK or shirish kulkarni from their pocket. They have used DSK Motors Pvt Lts’ money of which DSK, Shirish, Tanvi and Amit Kulkarni are partners.

Meanwhile here DSK Toyota’s Bavdhan unit has been sold to Nanawati of Surat, Nagar to Wasan. Rest of the dealership have no buyers. And now Toyota has cancelled all the DSK dealerships with immediate effect

Lease Deed of DSK Motors Pvt ltd signed by Shirish kulkarni
















Before going further we need to understand some facts.

D.S. Kulkarni Developers Ltd. (DSKDL) is a public limited company.  DSK Group of Companies has various registered private companies and partnership firms operating under different names e.g.D.S. Kulkarni and company, DSK Associates, DSK Sons, DSK Developers, DSK Toyota etc. 

Hemanti Deepak Kulkarni is DSK’s second wife .  Anuradha Purandare and Vaijayanti Mudgal are sisters of Hemanti Deepak Kulkarni. Shilpa Makrand Kulkarni and Swarupa Makrand kulkarni and Sae Kedar Vanjape are  daughters of DSK's brothers. 

Ashwini Sanjay Deshpande is daughter of DSK through his first wife Jyoti. Shirish Deepak Kulkarni is  son of DSK through Hemanti Deepak Kulkarni. Hemanti Deepak Kulkarni and Hemanti Nilkanth Phadke are the same person. 

Why she has kept the both identities alive and why on the record Shirish Kulkarni is shown as Jyoti’s son ? - we will discuss it later.


In DSKDL’s shareholding pattern Hemanti Kulkarni and Hemanti Phadke shares are shown in both names.Normally we don’t discuss family matters publicly but when it comes to public

money we need to discuss it also.

It is said that around the year 2007, DSKDL started developing a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) but lateron but converted the same to a  181 acre township at Fursungi, Pune (now known as Dream City). But that is not true, If we go through the sale deeds it was clearly mentioned that they were purchasing land for SEZ ? Special township. DSKDL merely used SEZ permission for stamp duty exemption.Though township project proposed at fursungi was of 181 acres. DSKDL purchased around 220 acres of land.

The entire land has been purchased by DSK group companies and the family members and related persons with conflicting interests and then sold to DSKDL at a very inflated price causing great losses to the shareholders.


This list shows how money was given to D.S Kularany and company for mere consent.And this is not complete list of transactions .There are several other such transactions

On behalf of a partnership firm called D.S.Kulkarni & Company ( not DSKDL) someone would sign a visar pavti with a landowner. 

And then after three to six - months DSKDL would purchase the same from landowner and D.S.Kulkarni & Company would remain consenting party.

Interestingly DSKDL would pay landowner at the rate of 55 lac/acre and 75 lac/ per acre to consenting party i.e. D.S.Kulkarni &  Company.Thus the land was worth 55 lac per acre would cost DSKDL 1.30 crore per acre.
For example if we look at a Sale Deed no 2843 of 2007. In this case Vaijayanti Mudgal on behalf of partnership firm D.S.Kulkarni & Company signed a visar pavati with landowner at the rate of 55 lac per acre and paid advance of rupees 19.45000 rupees. Total land cost decided was 5.34.87.500 ( Five crore thirty four thousand five hundred )

Within six months DSKDL purchased this land from landowner and D.S.Kulkarni &  Company remained as consenting party. DSKDL paid entire amount payable to landowner i.e  5.15.42.500 ( five crore fifteen lac forty two thousand five hundred ). And 7.29.37.500     ( Seven crore twenty nine lac thirty seven thousand five hundred)  were paid to D.S.Kulkarni and Company.Thus by spending only 19.45 lac D.S.Kulkarni & Company got 7.2 crore rupees within six months.

Another way of direct purchase of land was from relatives. 




Another way of direct purchase of land was from relatives.

For Example Hemanti Deepak Kulkarni purchased two plots at fursungi wide Sale Deed 6688 and 8050 in September and November 2007 at the cost of approximately 50 lac. 

And sold it to DSKDL at 1.12.12.500 ( One crore twelve lac twelve thousand 500 ) within six months of purchase. 

Thus giving straight away about 72 lac rupees  to Hemanti Kulkarni.

Interestingly Ready Reckoner Rate shown when she purchased the plots in 2007 was 30 lac rupees and when she sold it to DSKDL it was shown 12.00.600 (Twelve lac six hundred).



It is very much evident that hundreds of crores of rupees have been siphoned off by inflating prices of land and keeping the difference within the family.  All sales &  purchases have been done with Full Knowledge, Conspiracy, Interest and Blessings of DSK for personal and family benefit. In  DSKDL’s dream city project at fusungi only D.S.Kulakarni &  company and other individuals were given around 275 crore rupees.  Imagine the scale of siphoning money!.

In an open letter written to Prime Minister Modi, the investors have alleged that, DSK is a renowned public speaker and motivational lecturer; his speeches on morality and work ethics have attracted almost every investor out here.  But unfortunately off late he appears to be using all his motivational energy and oratory skills in exploiting Investor’s emotions who are waiting in the hope of getting justice one fine day.You can red and sign that petition here


Its very interesting, intriguing and baffling that Mrs. Hemanti Deepak Kulkarni introduced as President of DSKDL and wife of CMD of DSKDL Mr. Deepak Kulkarni was also simultaneously operating as Ms. Hemanti Nilkanth Phadke . 

The shareholding pattern of DSKDL  in 2011 of DSKDL in promoter or promoter group category Hemanti’s name appears twice.Hemanti Phadke and also as Hemanti Kulkarni. 




Not only that! 

Hemanti Deepak Kulkarni bears passport as a wife of DSK since 1990! 

However in a nomination form filed for Loksabha Election only Jyoti’s name has been shown as his wife.

Why they did  all these things? - which could be misleading to statutory authorities, shareholders, investors and all other interested parties - needs to be investigated.

In his latest video DSK has confirmed that he has used flat buyers' money to repay FD holders money. This is a violation of Real Estate act and then Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act

But there is nothing new in that DSK has raised FDs in group companies without RBI permission. And almost all finances of all the companies are controlled by Hemanti Kulkarni.

This is not all. Lot is there to come ahead!

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