Patra Chawl land scam: ED raid on Sena Sanjay Raut's residence

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 31: The Enforcement Directorate officials on Sunday morning raided at at Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's residence and questions him in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case. Earlier in the month of June, Sanjay Raut was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the prevention of the money laundering case pertaining to the Rs 1,034 crore Patra Chawl land scam. Also Read: CWG 2022: Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold medal in Women's 49kg final  Refusing to join the probe and citing the Monsoon Session of Parliament as a reason for not joining the probe, he had then dared the probe agency to arrest him. Later, he reached the ED office. Earlier, Pune-based businessman Avinash Bhosale was taken into custody in connection with DHFL-Yes Bank case, wants to grill Raut in this matter too, as per sources. They claimed that Patra Chawl case of ED is also linked to the DHFL case. The attached properties are in the form of land held by Pravin M Raut, Sanjay Raut's aide and a former director of Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd, at Palghar, Saphale (town in Palghar) and Padgha (in Thane district). 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. According to the ED, Sujit Patkar is a close associate of Sanjay Raut.  After arresting Pravin Raut in February, the ED had said he appears to be "acting as a front" or in collusion with some influential person(s). Also Read: J-K: 1 terrorist killed in Baramulla encounter The agency said during the probe it was revealed he made payments to certain "politically exposed persons". -PTC News