MSCB case: ED names NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar in fresh chargesheet
The ED case is based on a case filed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police, which had filed a closure report, stating that no criminal offence is made out
Rohit, the grandnephew of Sharad Pawar and an NCP (SP) leader, had been summoned by the ED in 2024 in connection with the case and he had then appeared before the central agency THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate (ED) has named MLA Rohit Pawar as an accused in its latest chargesheet submitted before a special court in connection with the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB). It is learnt that the supplementary chargesheet was filed naming Pawar on Wednesday. The special court is yet to take cognizance of it.
Rohit, the grandnephew of Sharad Pawar and an NCP (SP) leader, had been summoned by the ED in 2024 in connection with the case and he had then appeared before the central agency.
The ED case is based on a case filed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police, which had filed a closure report, stating that no criminal offence is made out. It had specified that the in the transactions — linked to Rohit, his uncle, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and the Deputy CM’s wife Sunetra Pawar — no criminal act was found. The closure report, also filed in January 2024, is yet to be accepted by the court. The report said the EOW found that no financial losses were caused to the bank and so far, Rs 1,343.41 crore have been recovered by the bank from the loans given.
