Money laundering case | Sanjay Raut's bail plea hearing to continue on October 21, judicial custody extended till then

In the court, Raut met NCP leader Eknath Khadse, who had come there to mark his presence in connection with a money laundering case

A special court on Tuesday said it would continue hearing on October 21 into the bail plea of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case.

Special Judge M. G. Deshpande also extended Raut's judicial custody till October 21 after he was produced in the court at the end of his remand on Tuesday.

In the court, Raut met NCP leader Eknath Khadse, who had come there to mark his presence in connection with a money laundering case lodged against him by Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The two leaders spoke briefly during which Raut was heard telling Khadse he would be out of the prison soon.

The ED's probe against Raut pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of a Patra Chawl (row tenement) and related financial transactions involving the Sena leader's wife and associates.

On Tuesday, Raut's counsel Ashok Mundargi completed his rejoinder arguments during which he told the court that the allegations levelled against Raut by the ED were “inherently unbelievable and cannot be relied upon”.

Mundargi told the court that the alleged transactions are from years 2008 to 2012. “It has been a decade and the allegation is of only ₹3.85 crore,” he said.