The Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money laundering case related to the Rs 4300 crore PMC bank scam, raided five of the Viva Group's base of Vasai MLA Hitendra Thakur on Friday. The ED team investigated the locations at Vasai and Virar in the Palghar district. Apart from this, teams also searched in some locations in Mumbai. After the search, the investigating agency has arrested Veeva Group MD Mehul Thakur and Director Madan Gopal Chaturvedi.
ED officials said, funds transfer is being investigated in the accounts of Veeva Group through HDIL and some others accused in the case and evidence was collected by raiding the company's locations. Thakur's party promised the Maha Vikas Aghadi government the support of its three MLAs. This includes his MLA son Kshitij Thakur and MLA Rajesh Patil from the Nalasopara Assembly seat. ED had also interrogated Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, in this case, earlier.