Sanjay Raut detained after ED raids at his residence in land scam case
Premium- Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut has been detained by the Mumbai Police after a day-long raid at his residence in a land scam case
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has been detained by the Mumbai Police hours after a day-long raid at his residence in a land scam case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting raids at his Mumbai residence in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case.
Earlier in the day, the law enforcement agency had started raids at Sanjay Raut's residence. ED sleuths reached Raut's residence around 7 am today.
Sanjay Raut came out of his residence along with the ED officials after he was detained in the land scam case and waved to his supporters.
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On June 28 this year, Sanjay Raut was summoned by the ED in connection with the prevention of the money laundering case pertaining to the ₹1,034 crore Patra Chawl land scam.
Sanjay Raut then refused to join the probe saying the Monsoon Session of Parliament was underway. Sanjay Raut also dared the Enforcement Directorate to arrest him. He, later, reached the ED office to join the investigation in the land scam case.
Sources said that the law enforcement agency, which took Pune-based businessman Avinash Bhosale into custody earlier in connection with the DHFL-Yes Bank case, wanted to grill Sanjay Raut in this matter too. They have claimed that Patra Chawl case is also linked to the DHFL case.
In April, the ED provisionally attached assets worth over ₹11.15 crore of Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha Raut and two of his associates as part of this investigation. The properties that were attached were in the form of land held by Pravin M Raut, Sanjay Raut's aide and a former director of Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd.
The attached properties also include a flat in Mumbai's suburb Dadar held by Varsha Raut and eight plots at Kihim beach in Alibaug jointly held by Varsha Raut and Swapna Patkar, wife of Sujit Patkar, the ED said in a statement.
(With agency inputs)
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