What is Patra Chawl case in which ED has 'concrete' evidence against Sanjay Raut | Explained
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According to documents accessed by India Today, Raut’s friend and prime accused Pravin Raut generated Rs 112 crore in the entire scam, out of which Rs 1.06 crore was diverted to the Sena leader and his wife Varsha Raut through different methods.
After searching Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's home in Mumbai for several hours on Sunday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him in the Rs 1,034 crore Patra Chawl redevelopment scam and took him into custody till August 4. The ED has claimed Raut helped the accused in committing the fraud and in exchange, he was paid Rs 1.06 crore.
According to documents accessed by India Today, Raut’s friend and prime accused Pravin Raut generated Rs 112 crore in the entire scam, out of which Rs 1.06 crore was diverted to the Sena leader and his wife Varsha Raut through different methods.
According to the ED, in 2009, two years after the conspiracy was hatched, Pravin Raut transferred Rs 55 lakh from his account to Varsha. This amount was used to buy a flat in Mumbai.
Later in 2011, Pravin’s firm, Prathamesh Developer, received an investment of Rs 29.50 lakh from Sanjay and his wife. Within a month, Rauts were returned their investment along with an additional Rs 37.50 lakh as profit. This money was used to buy a flat in Garden Court.
Raut’s wife Varsha had received Rs 13.95 lakh for investment of Rs 5,625 in Avani Infrastructure, the ED has alleged.
Along with hard evidence, the ED has also claimed they have a statement that indicates the Shiv Sena leader was also part of the conspiracy. According to the ED, “Pravin Raut, Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan conspired together and hatched a conspiracy to siphon off money from the project without completing the project and jeopardising the future of 672 tenants whose dwellings had already been demolished.”
Pravin was Director of Guruashish Construction Private Limited along with Rakesh and Sarang Wadhawan.
