Sanjay Raut once again summoned by ED

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, summoned Shiv Sena MP, Sanjay Raut, with regards to a money laundering case associated with the alleged irregularities regarding the development of a chawl in Mumbai city.

As per reports, the allegations also included transactions with his wife, Varsha Raut, and so-called associates. However, it is being said that he has denied all the charges and has mentioned that he's being targeted for political reasons. Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate has instructed Raut to depose at the agency's regional office located in the city.

Earlier, he was summoned and questioned for over 10 hours with regards to the matter and the statement was recorded under the PMLA act. This around of investigation and questioning was held on July 1, 2022. A report regarding the same was published in the PTI, which quoted Raut, who mentioned that he gave full cooperation and answered the questions posed by the ED officers. He said that he would appear once again if he summoned and also confirmed that he was fearless as he had not done anything wrong in life.

Back in April 2022, Raut, his wife along with two associates from the party were also questioned with regards to INR 11.15 crores worth of assets in the form of land and property deals. The ED wanted to understand Raut's business and other links related to Praveen Raut, and former Director of Guru Ashish construction private limited located in Palghar and Thane districts. Questions were raised with regards to the deals made worth crores which included a flat in Mumbai and eight plots in Alibag jointly held by his wife and his aide, Sujit Patkar's wife, Swapna Patkar.

Earlier this year, Pravin Raut was also arrested by the ED with regards to INR 1,034 crore scam, whereby the agency mentioned that the registered value and the payments were made to the sellers in cash, and this was associated with the Alibaug land deal. This was also said to be related to the redevelopment of a chawl in Mumbai's Goregaon area. Currently Pravin Raut is said to be under judicial custody.