ED officials detain Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut after raid at his residence
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Sunday detained Sanjay Raut in Patra Chawl case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Sunday detained Sanjay Raut in Patra Chawl case. Raut is expected to leave his residence for the ED office.
Earlier in the day, ED conducted a search at Sanjay Raut's residence in Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case. Raut was being investigated by the ED in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities involving the re-development of a Mumbai 'chawl.'
The action follows two summonses issued by the ED against Raut, the latest being on July 27.
Raut was earlier summoned by the probe agency on July 20 which he skipped and informed through his lawyers that due to the ongoing Parliament session, he could appear only after August 7. He had recorded his statement once on July 1. The ED had attached Raut's properties in Dadar and Alibag in the case.
In a flurry of tweets, Raut asserted that he won't quit Shiv Sena and keep on fighting amid the ED action against him.
"I swear by late Balasabheb Thackeray that I have nothing to do with any scam," Raut tweeted shortly after the ED action began.
"I will die but won't leave Shiv Sena," Raut added.
