As per reports, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in Mumbai with regards to the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank scam case.
Moreover, she has been instructed to be present at the ED office on December 29. This happens to be one of the third summon sent to the Sena leader’s wife. According to sources, Varsha Raut had skipped the earlier two summons citing ill health.
In response, the Shiv Sena MP stated, “I have no idea about the ED summons, I don't know. If there is an ED summons, I will personally hold a press conference and inform the media about it,” Post the comment, he has organized a press conference on Monday, December 28, as per reports.
A notice was issued to NCP president Sharad Pawar before the assembly elections. Recently, Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Saranaik and NCP leader Eknath Khadse were also asked to appear before the ED for inquiry.
The Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank which was entwined in a huge scam involving collusion between the bank’s top officials and the Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd. (HDIL) was taken over by the RBI exactly a year back. After the RBI had taken over the bank it was revealed that the bank had massively violated the RBI norms of exposure. Ever since the PMC crisis, over nine lakh depositors, mostly people who are senior citizens have been unable to fend for themselves. Moreover, at least 50 people have died due to anxiety and stress-related issues.
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