Rs 65 Crore In Assets Linked To Ajit Pawar Attached In Maharashtra Bank Scam Case

The agency's action come during an uncertain time in the relationship between the Shiv Sena and other two members of Maharashtra's ruling MVA government - the NCP and the Congress

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 65 crore in connection with the alleged Rs 25,000 crore Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam - in which NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has been named - sources in the central agency said on Friday. The action was taken under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, and the attached properties include a company linked to Mr Pawar, sources added. These assets include land, building, machinery and other facilities held by a Guru Commodity Services Private Limited, that had leased it to a sugar mill - Jarandeshwar Sahkari Sugar Karkhana (SSK) - in Maharashtra's Satara district. The majority shareholder in the mill - Sparkling Soil Pvt Ltd - is linked to Mr Pawar, the agency said.