NCP’s Jayant Patil Gets ED’s 2nd Summons in IL&FS Money Laundering Case

Earlier, Patil was asked to join the probe on May 12 but did not appear before the agency (Image/IANS)

Earlier, Patil was asked to join the probe on May 12 but did not appear before the agency (Image/IANS)

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Mumbai had registered a case against IL&FS Group of Companies and their key managerial personnel for alleged financial irregularities.

The Enforcement Directorate has sent a fresh summons to Maharashtra NCP chief and MLA Jayant Patil in the alleged IL&FS money laundering case, asking him to appear before the agency on May 22.

Earlier, Patil was asked to join the probe on May 12, but he did not appear before the agency. In the second notice, the ED has asked him to join the probe on May 22.

(ED) raided the premises of IL&FS on May 10.

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Mumbai had registered a case against IL&FS Group of Companies and their key managerial personnel for alleged financial irregularities.

The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police had also registered an FIR against the firm.

The ED had registered a PMLA case against IL&FS in 2019 on the basis of EOW’s FIR and SFIO’s complaint.

ED probe has found that the statutory audit of IL&FS was conducted by Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP for the period FY 2008-09 to 2017-18 and by BSR & Associates for the period FY 2017-18 .

In 2018, IL&FS went for bankruptcy. The ED has currently attached some properties of different firms in this case.

The ED had questioned MNS chief Raj Thackeray in this matter in 2020 regarding the loan given to Kohinoor Construction.

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