ED detains Sena’s Sanjay Raut in Patra Chawl land rip-off case after day-long raids

By PTI

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing a cash laundering case on Sunday performed a search at Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s residence in suburban Bhandup for 9 hours and questioned him earlier than shifting him to the company’s workplace in south Mumbai within the night, sources stated.

Raut claimed he was being framed primarily based on “false evidence” however will not bow down and give up the occasion, shortly earlier than being herded into the south Mumbai workplace of the ED.

“They (ED) are going to arrest me. I am going to be arrested, Raut told reporters outside the ED office after he was brought there from his Bhandup residence. Zukega nahi (won’t bow down),” Raut stated, placing up a courageous entrance.

He alleged that the ED motion was aimed toward making an attempt to weaken Shiv Sena and Maharashtra and {that a} “false” case is ready in opposition to him.

After the ED motion started within the early morning, Raut tweeted that he’ll die, however is not going to give up and by no means depart Shiv Sena.

At 7 am on Sunday, ED officers, accompanied by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, reached Raut’s ‘Maitri’ bungalow of Raut and commenced the search.

The motion follows two summonses issued by the ED in opposition to Raut, the most recent being on July 27.

#WATCH | Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut being taken by ED officers together with them after he was detained in reference to Patra Chawl land rip-off case from his residence pic.twitter.com/VtjjuQJhxM

— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2022

READ HERE | Will get arrested however will not bow down, says Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut exterior ED workplace

Raut was summoned for questioning by the ED in a cash laundering case linked to the alleged irregularities within the re-development of a Mumbai ‘chawl’ and associated transactions involving his spouse and ‘associates’.

He had appeared earlier than the company in Mumbai to report his assertion on July 1 however after that, he skipped the 2 summonses issued by the company citing the continued Parliament session.

The Rajya Sabha MP, who’s a Uddhav Thackeray loyalist, had denied any wrongdoing and alleged that he was being focused as a result of political vendetta.

“False action, false evidence. I will die, but will not surrender. I will never leave Shiv Sena. I swear by Balasaheb Thackeray that I am not involved in any scam. He taught us to fight and I will continue to fight for Shiv Sena,” Raut tweeted.

At the ED workplace situated within the Ballard Estate space of south Mumbai, a posse of policemen has been deployed. Roads resulting in the company workplace have been saved shut for automobiles and barricades have been positioned, an official stated.

Leader of Opposition within the Maharashtra Assembly, Ajit Pawar, questioned why the ED repeatedly desires to analyze Raut although many individuals had been served notices by the Income Tax division, CBI, and the ED.

Congress spokesman Sachin Sawant stated the ED motion depicts a “sorry picture” of democracy and alleged that the BJP desires to “silence” all of the Opposition events.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule this subject can be raised in Parliament.

The ED, which took Pune-based businessman Avinash Bhosale into custody earlier in reference to the DHFL-Yes Bank case, desires to grill Raut on this matter too, as per sources. They claimed that Patra Chawl case of ED can be linked to the DHFL case.

In April, the ED provisionally connected belongings value over Rs 11.15 crore of Raut’s spouse Varsha Raut and two of his associates as a part of this investigation.

The connected properties are within the type of land held by Pravin M Raut, Sanjay Raut’s aide and a former director of Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd, at Palghar, Saphale (city in Palghar) and Padgha (in Thane district).

The connected properties additionally embody a flat in Mumbai’s suburb Dadar held by Varsha Raut and eight plots at Kihim seaside in Alibaug collectively held by Varsha Raut and Swapna Patkar, spouse of Sujit Patkar, the ED stated in an announcement.

आप ऊस व्यक्ती को नहीं हरा सकते..
जो कभी हार नहीं मानता!
झुकेंगे नही!
जय महाराष्ट्र pic.twitter.com/lp7VXzqtmj

— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) July 31, 2022

According to the ED, Sujit Patkar is an in depth affiliate of Sanjay Raut. After arresting Pravin Raut in February, the ED had stated he seems to be “acting as a front” or in collusion with some influential individual(s).

The company had stated through the probe it was revealed he made funds to sure “politically exposed persons”.

READ HERE | ED might arrest Raut: Uddhav tells Sena staff; calls it ‘conspiracy’ to complete off occasion

(With ANI inputs)

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing a cash laundering case on Sunday performed a search at Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s residence in suburban Bhandup for 9 hours and questioned him earlier than shifting him to the company’s workplace in south Mumbai within the night, sources stated.

Raut claimed he was being framed primarily based on “false evidence” however will not bow down and give up the occasion, shortly earlier than being herded into the south Mumbai workplace of the ED.

“They (ED) are going to arrest me. I am going to be arrested, Raut told reporters outside the ED office after he was brought there from his Bhandup residence. Zukega nahi (won’t bow down),” Raut stated, placing up a courageous entrance.

He alleged that the ED motion was aimed toward making an attempt to weaken Shiv Sena and Maharashtra and {that a} “false” case is ready in opposition to him.

After the ED motion started within the early morning, Raut tweeted that he’ll die, however is not going to give up and by no means depart Shiv Sena.

At 7 am on Sunday, ED officers, accompanied by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, reached Raut’s ‘Maitri’ bungalow of Raut and commenced the search.

The motion follows two summonses issued by the ED in opposition to Raut, the most recent being on July 27.

#WATCH | Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut being taken by ED officers together with them after he was detained in reference to Patra Chawl land rip-off case from his residence pic.twitter.com/VtjjuQJhxM
— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2022
READ HERE | Will get arrested however will not bow down, says Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut exterior ED workplace

Raut was summoned for questioning by the ED in a cash laundering case linked to the alleged irregularities within the re-development of a Mumbai ‘chawl’ and associated transactions involving his spouse and ‘associates’.

He had appeared earlier than the company in Mumbai to report his assertion on July 1 however after that, he skipped the 2 summonses issued by the company citing the continued Parliament session.

The Rajya Sabha MP, who’s a Uddhav Thackeray loyalist, had denied any wrongdoing and alleged that he was being focused as a result of political vendetta.

“False action, false evidence. I will die, but will not surrender. I will never leave Shiv Sena. I swear by Balasaheb Thackeray that I am not involved in any scam. He taught us to fight and I will continue to fight for Shiv Sena,” Raut tweeted.

At the ED workplace situated within the Ballard Estate space of south Mumbai, a posse of policemen has been deployed. Roads resulting in the company workplace have been saved shut for automobiles and barricades have been positioned, an official stated.

Leader of Opposition within the Maharashtra Assembly, Ajit Pawar, questioned why the ED repeatedly desires to analyze Raut although many individuals had been served notices by the Income Tax division, CBI, and the ED.

Congress spokesman Sachin Sawant stated the ED motion depicts a “sorry picture” of democracy and alleged that the BJP desires to “silence” all of the Opposition events.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule this subject can be raised in Parliament.

The ED, which took Pune-based businessman Avinash Bhosale into custody earlier in reference to the DHFL-Yes Bank case, desires to grill Raut on this matter too, as per sources. They claimed that Patra Chawl case of ED can be linked to the DHFL case.

In April, the ED provisionally connected belongings value over Rs 11.15 crore of Raut’s spouse Varsha Raut and two of his associates as a part of this investigation.

The connected properties are within the type of land held by Pravin M Raut, Sanjay Raut’s aide and a former director of Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd, at Palghar, Saphale (city in Palghar) and Padgha (in Thane district).

The connected properties additionally embody a flat in Mumbai’s suburb Dadar held by Varsha Raut and eight plots at Kihim seaside in Alibaug collectively held by Varsha Raut and Swapna Patkar, spouse of Sujit Patkar, the ED stated in an announcement.

आप ऊस व्यक्ती को नहीं हरा सकते..
जो कभी हार नहीं मानता!
झुकेंगे नही!
जय महाराष्ट्र pic.twitter.com/lp7VXzqtmj
— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) July 31, 2022
According to the ED, Sujit Patkar is an in depth affiliate of Sanjay Raut. After arresting Pravin Raut in February, the ED had stated he seems to be “acting as a front” or in collusion with some influential individual(s).

The company had stated through the probe it was revealed he made funds to sure “politically exposed persons”.

READ HERE | ED might arrest Raut: Uddhav tells Sena staff; calls it ‘conspiracy’ to complete off occasion

(With ANI inputs)