Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, summoned by ED in Patra Chawl case

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday summoned the wife of arrested Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut for her statement in Patra Chawl case.
Raut's wife Varsha has been summoned for her statement in connection with alleged money laundering.

The summons have been issued after transactions done on Varsha Raut's account came to light, said the central probe agency.
The development comes after a special court extended till August 8 the ED custody of Raut.

The central agency had arrested Raut on Sunday midnight in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of Patra 'Chawl' (old row tenement) in suburban Goregaon and related financial property transactions involving his wife and alleged associates.