This is an archive article published on December 11, 2020

Topsgrup money laundering case: ED quizzes Sarnaik, his son

The ED case is based on an FIR, filed by a former employee of Topsgrup, Ramesh Iyer, who has alleged that the company cheated the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) of Rs 175 crore.

Shiv Sena MLA Partap Sarnaik

3 min readMumbaiDec 11, 2020 03:45 AM IST First published on: Dec 11, 2020 at 03:45 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday questioned Shiv Sena MLA Partap Sarnaik and his son Vihang in connection with a Rs 175-crore money laundering case against the legislator and security service firm Topsgrup Services and Solutions Limited.

Sarnaik and his son reached the ED office at Ballard Estate in south Mumbai around 11.30 am and were questioned for over five hours. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court had directed the ED to not take any coercive action against Sarnaik or his son in the case.

Sarnaik on Thursday said that it is his responsibility as a legislator to answer ED’s questions. “The ED asked me some questions related to my profession, politics and others. I have said clearly that ED is a big organisation tracking corruption and black money stashed abroad. It was set up to teach a lesson to such people and hence, I believe it is my responsibility to answer its questions as a people’s representative.”