Trouble Continues To Mount For Shiv Sena, Sanjay Raut Summoned By ED

According to the latest reports, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday, June 28 in a money laundering case. This case is linked to the Patra Chawl redevelopment scam.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on June 28, in connection with Patra Chawl land scam case

(File pic) pic.twitter.com/bPioKK6IPJ

— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2022

It is pertinent to note that the summon to Raut, a leader who has been extremely vocal about the BJP comes at a time when the Maharashtra political milieu is tenuous. 

Reacting to this development, Raut took to Twitter to state, "I understand now that the ED has sent me a summons. We all went to Balasaheb's Shiv Sainiks in a big battle to stop Ahotam .. this conspiracy is going on. Jai Maharashtra!". Raut also tagged BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis in the tweet. 

मला आताचा समजले ED ने मला समन्स पाठवले आहे.छान.महाराष्ट्रात मोठ्या घडामोडी सुरू आहेत. आम्ही सगळे बाळासाहेबांचे शिवसैनिक मोठ्या लढाईत उतरलो आहोतमला रोखण्यासाठी..हे कारस्थान सुरू आहे.माझी मान कापली तरी मी गुहातीचा मार्ग स्विकारणार नाही.या..मला अटक करा!
जय महाराष्ट्र!@Dev_Fadnavis pic.twitter.com/jA1QcvzP7a

— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) June 27, 2022

Based on accounts, it was in April that the ED had provisionally attached immovable properties amounting to INR 11.15 crore. This reportedly includes a flat in Dadar which was in Raut's wife, Varsha's name. In addition, it also includes eight land parcels at Kihim near Alibaug which is allegedly jointly held by Varsha with Swapna Patkar.

Narratives claim that Swapna is the wife of Sujit Patkar, who is claimed to be a close associate of Raut.

Earlier, on February 3, the ED conducted searches at Patkar's Mumbai residence, who is a partner in a firm of Raut's daughters Purvashi and Vidhita, in connection with the INR 1,034 crores Patra Chawl land scam case.

Reports claim that the ED officials suspect that proceeds of crime from the sale of floor space index (FSI) of Patra Chawl land might have also gone to Patkar.

The ED is investigating the Alibaug land deal and whether it was purchased from money generated from Guruashish constructions through the illegal sale of FSI from Patra Chawl land.