ED files chargesheet against Sena MP Sanjay Raut's 'friend' Pravin Raut in money laundering case
India Today
The financial probe agency, while probing the Rs 1,034 crore Patra Chawl land scam, found that Pravin Raut had made a payment of Rs 55 lakh from the proceeds of crime through his wife's account to Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet in the money laundering case against Pravin Raut, reportedly a close friend and aide of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.
Pravin Raut, Sarang Wadhawan, and Rakesh Wadhawan of HDIL, real estate firm Guru Ashish Construction and others have been named as accused in the chargesheet.
The financial probe agency, while probing the Rs 1,034 crore Patra Chawl land scam case, found that Pravin Raut had made a payment of Rs 55 lakh from the proceeds of crime through his wife's account to Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha. It is suspected that land was bought in Alibaug with the proceeds of crime and a huge part was used to make payments in cash between 2010 and 2012, the ED said in their remand report against Pravin Raut, adding, Pravin Raut’s wife had also allegedly given a loan of Rs 55 lakh to Sanjay Raut’s wife.
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Hotel accommodation and tickets were booked for Sanjay Raut and his associates’ domestic and international travel, the agency had found.
The ED officials had also searched the residence of Sujit Patkar, an associate of Pravin Raut and allegedly close to Sanjay Raut, and found some copies of property documents related to Sanjay Raut.
When they checked with sellers of the property, they found that the sellers had been coerced into selling their property and the registration of the said land parcels was done lower prices much lower than the market price. The sellers also stated that they received payments in cash other than through cheque for the properties.
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