Mumbai : Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has been in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till August 4 in a money laundering case since Monday. The ED (Enforcement Directorate) produced him in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court after arresting him late on Sunday night.
The central agency had sought eight days’ remand of Raut. It had also told the court that Raut and his family were the direct beneficiaries of the ‘proceeds of the crime’.
The ED told the special court that Raut and his family have received “crime proceeds” of over Rs 1 crore arising out of alleged irregularities in a housing redevelopment project worth Rs 1,034 crore in Mumbai.
Sanjay Raut has been arrested by the ED in a money laundering case related to the redevelopment of a ‘chawl’ in Mumbai and alleged irregularities in transactions involving his wife and other associates. The ED made this claim during the hearing of the same case.
The ED, while seeking Raut’s custody, argued that his custodial interrogation was required in the case as he was evasive during interrogation. According to the probe agency, Raut and his family members are the direct beneficiaries of the proceeds of the crime.
Raut, however, claimed that all the allegations against him were false and alleged that he was being targeted for political vendetta.
At the same time, the ED has claimed that it has enough evidence against the Shiv Sena leader. Hence Raut has been booked under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).