An Enforcement Directorate (ED) staff arrived at Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s residence in Mumbai on Sunday. The ED was wanting into Raut in reference to a cash laundering case involving alleged irregularities within the redevelopment of a Mumbai ‘chawl’. Sources within the ED later mentioned the chief could also be taken to its zonal workplace by 2 PM, and that Raut was not cooperating as wanted with the company.
Raut was beforehand summoned by the investigation company on July 20 within the Patra Chawl land rip-off case, which he skipped and knowledgeable his legal professionals that as a result of ongoing Parliament session, he might solely seem after August 7. On July 1, he recorded his assertion for the primary time. Within the case, the ED had connected Raut’s properties in Dadar and Alibag.
Mumbai | Enforcement Directorate officers at Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut’s residence, in reference to Patra Chawl land rip-off case pic.twitter.com/gFYdvR89zU
— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2022
The company desires to query Sanjay Raut about his “enterprise and different hyperlinks” with Pravin Raut, in addition to about his spouse’s property offers, sources mentioned, including that the chief could also be taken to the ED workplace later. Whether or not or not there can be an arrest shall be decided, they added.
Sources additionally added that ED officers aren’t permitting anyone within the Raut household to talk on the cellphone. They mentioned paperwork are being sought by the staff, and that the household has not been knowledgeable concerning the subsequent plan of action.
महाराष्ट्र आणि शिवसेना लढत राहील.
— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) July 31, 2022
Amid the developments, Raut additionally despatched out of a tweet, saying: “Maharashtra and Shiv Sena will proceed to combat”. Later, he known as it a ‘false case, false proof’. “I’ve nothing to do with any rip-off. I’m saying this by taking the oath of Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray..Balasaheb taught us to combat…I’ll proceed to combat for Shiv Sena,” he mentioned.
What’s the Patra Chawl Land Rip-off Case?
Guru Ashish Development Pvt Ltd signed an settlement with the Maharashtra Housing and Space Growth Authority (MHADA) in 2007 to offer new houses to 672 tenants of Patra Chawl in Mumbai’s suburban space of Goregaon, then develop flats for MHADA and promote the remaining space to non-public builders.
Nevertheless, the ED claims that Pravin Raut and the opposite administrators of Guru Ashish Constructions didn’t construct a single home for the 672 displaced tenants. They really bought the ground house index to 9 non-public builders for Rs 901.79 crore.
As well as, Guru Ashish Constructions launched a challenge known as The Meadows and acquired bookings price roughly Rs 138 crore from flat patrons. In line with the ED, Guru Ashish Constructions’ whole proceeds of crime from these “unlawful actions” quantity to Rs 1,039.79 crore.
What Does ED Say
In line with the ED, their investigations revealed that Pravin acquired Rs 100 crore from HDIL and “diverted” it to numerous accounts of “his shut associates, relations, and enterprise entities,” together with Sanjay Raut’s household.
The ED additionally said that in 2010, Varsha Raut acquired Rs 83 lakh in felony proceeds immediately or not directly from Madhuri Raut, Pravin Raut’s spouse. Varsha Raut used this cash to buy a Dadar residence. It was additionally revealed that after the ED investigation was launched, Varsha Raut transferred Rs 55 lakh to Madhuri Raut. There are additionally plenty of different transactions,” the ED mentioned.
“Throughout the mentioned interval, eight plots of land at Kihim seaside in Alibaug had been additionally bought within the names of Varsha Raut and Swapna Patkar, spouse of Sujit Patkar, a detailed affiliate of Sanjay Raut. On this land deal, aside from the registered worth, money funds had been made to the sellers. On identification of those belongings and different belongings of Pravin Raut, a provisional attachment order attaching all these belongings of Pravin Raut and his associates has been issued,” the ED had earlier mentioned, in accordance with studies.
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