Sanjay Raut’s Properties Attached By ED In ₹1,000 Cr Land Scam Case
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate said on Tuesday that it has attached properties of senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in connection to the ₹1,034 crores Patra Chawl land scam case.
According to reports, the agency has attached Raut’s Alibaug plot and a flat in Dadar, Mumbai, due to his alleged involvement in a money-laundering probe related to the Rs 1,034 crore land scam related to the redevelopment of Patra Chawl in Mumbai. Also Read: ED Attaches Assets Worth ₹4.8 Crore Linked To AAP’s Satyendar Jain
The Federal Investigation Agency has issued a provisional attachment to freeze plots and flats under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Back in February, the ED arrested Maharashtra-based businessman Praveen Raut in the case and later also filed a charge sheet.
The agency had also questioned Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha Raut last year in connection with another money laundering case related to the PMC Bank fraud case and his alleged relationship with Praveen Raut’s wife Madhuri.
This will be a major setback for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, whose two senior leaders Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik are already under scrutiny.
Deshmukh had to resign as the state home minister following his alleged involvement in a corruption case, while Nawab Malik is in judicial custody in a money laundering case.
Later today, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has invited Maharashtra’s MLAs for a dinner tonight, as the leaders from all the parties are here for a training program in Parliament. Congress, Shiv Sena and NCP leaders will be attending the meeting.
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