Raut in Mumbai, Jain in Delhi: ED attaches assets linked to Opp leaders
The other individuals whose assets have been provisionally attached are businessman Pravin Raut and Swapna Patkar, wife of Sujit Patkar who is a close associate of Sanjay Raut.
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Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut (Express file photo by Anil Sharma)THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate (ED) moved against two prominent Opposition leaders on Tuesday, provisionally attaching assets worth Rs 115 crore linked to three persons in Mumbai, including the wife of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, and, in a separate move, assets worth Rs 4.81 crore of companies allegedly linked to AAP leader and Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain and his relatives.
In both cases, the central agency moved under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
In Mumbai, the ED said its case is linked to alleged irregularities in the Patra chawl redevelopment project in Goregaon by Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL).
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In Delhi, the central agency said the attachment of properties linked to five companies were made in connection with a case of money laundering against the Delhi Health Minister.
Reacting to the ED action against his wife Varsha Raut, Sanjay Raut said: “I’m not one to get scared. Seize my property, shoot me, or send me to jail, Sanjay Raut is Balasaheb Thackeray’s follower and a Shiv Sainik, he will fight and expose everyone. I’m not one to stay quiet, let them dance. The truth will prevail.”
The ED action in Mumbai is the latest in a series of moves by Anil Parab of Shiv Sena.
The AAP, meanwhile, said the ED move against Jain reflected the ruling BJP’s “fear of its expansion across the country”. “Given the way the (Arvind) Kejriwal model is being accepted and embraced everywhere, we had expected that the BJP will use agencies against the Opposition as usual. They registered more than 100 cases against our MLAs and ministers, and each one has been dismissed in court. Satyendar Jain is a staunchly honest man and this case will also be completely dismissed,” the party said.
In a statement on the Mumbai case, the ED said: “The attached assets are in form of lands held by Pravin M Raut, former director of Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd, Mumbai at Palghar, a flat at Dadar of Varsha Raut and plots at Kihim beach at Alibaug jointly held by Varsha Raut, wife of Shri Sanjay Raut, and Swapna Patkar, wife of Shri Sujit Patkar.”
The ED had arrested Pravin Raut, a businessman, on February 4 for having allegedly “diverted” Rs 100 crore received from HDIL to various accounts of “his close associates, family members, his business entities”, including the family of Sanjay Raut.
The ED has claimed that its probe into alleged irregularities in the redevelopment of Patra chawl found an agreement signed between Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and Guru
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