A Mumbai Special Court today extended ED custody of Sanjay Raut in Patra Chawl Scam case till August 8.
Special Judge MG Deshpande said that the agency has made “remarkable progress” in the investigation.
“It is a fact that trail of money 1.17 and 1.08 crore was not before the court earlier…some more amounts have been revealed. ED pointed out bank statements and further trail…“
The Judge also rejected an intervention application filed by Advocate Ranjeet Sangle on behalf of witness Swapna Patakar saying she was threatened by Raut.
Court said Sangle couldn’t justify how such an application was tenable under Section 167 of CrPC.
“If any threats have been given by the accused or anyone claiming on his behalf, the person has to approach the authority concerned. If the authority is not taking cognisance, the remedy is different.“
Case So Far
The ED is investigating alleged violations of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 regarding irregularities in the redevelopment of Patra Chawl by Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd. The company is a subsidiary of Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL).
Earlier the ED arrested a close associate of Raut, Pravin Raut in the case. The agency also attached Sanjay Raut’s wife – Varsha Raut’s properties.
Guru Ashish Construction, in a tri-parte agreement with Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA)had undertaken to develop 672 flats for tenants of Patra Chawl, develop flats for MHADA, and finally to sell…
