Sena leader Sanjay Raut gets bail in cash laundering case

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday was approved bail in a cash laundering case relating to the Patra Chawl redevelopment task.

Raut was jailed for his supposed function in monetary abnormalities in connection with the redevelopment of the Patra Chawl. (Photo: File)

By India Today Web Desk: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was approved bail in a cash laundering case relating to the Patra Chawl redevelopment task on Wednesday. He was apprehended by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after over 6 hours of questioning in the Rs 1,034- crore Patra Chawl land fraud case a couple of months earlier.

Raut’s assistant and prime implicated Pravin Raut has actually likewise been given bail by an unique court in Mumbai.

Raut, a senior leader of the Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray faction, had in his bail plea declared the case versus him was an ideal example of “abuse of power” and “political vendetta”. He is presently in judicial custody and lodged at the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai.

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The ED had actually opposed Raut’s plea, stating he played a significant function in the cash laundering case associated to the Patra Chawl redevelopment and acted “behind the drapes” to prevent the cash path.

PATRA CHAWL SCAM

The ED’s probe refer to supposed monetary abnormalities in the redevelopment of the Patra Chawl and associated monetary deals including Sanjay Raut’s better half and partners.

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Patra Chawl, in Goregaon is topped 47 acres and homes 672 occupant households. In 2008, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), a federal government company, appointed a redevelopment agreement for the Chawl to Guru Ashish Construction Private Limited (GACPL), a sibling business of the Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL).

The GACPL was expected to develop 672 flats for the renters and likewise provide some flats to MHADA. It was totally free to offer the remaining land to personal designers.

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But the occupants did not get a single flat in the last 14 years as the business did not redevelop the Patra Chawl and offered land parcels and Floor Space Index (FSI) to other home builders for Rs 1,034 crore, based on the ED.

The very first chargesheet was submitted by the ED on March 31, 2022 versus Sarang and Rakesh Wadhawan, the promoters of DHFL, and Pravin Raut and his business. In September, the company had actually submitted an extra chargesheet versus Sanjay Raut, with some product versus Pravin Raut.

The claims versus Pravin Raut are of laundering Rs 112 crore, out of which Rs 1.06 crore was diverted to Sanjay Raut and his better half Varsha Raut through various approaches.

( With inputs from PTI)