Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 22: In the Patra Chawl land scam case, a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court extended Sanjay Raut’s judicial custody until September 5.
In connection with alleged money laundering connected to a redevelopment project in the northern suburbs of Mumbai, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had detained Raut on August 1.
After eight days in ED’s care, Raut was transferred to judicial custody on August 8 after ED argued that no more involuntary interrogation of him was required.
On the basis of claims made by his co-accused Pravin Raut, Raut was detained on suspicion of receiving criminal earnings from the Patra Chawl reconstruction project in Kandivali. The ED originally asserted that Raut’s family received Rs 1.06 crore as “direct beneficiaries” and later asserted that a new trail for an additional Rs 2.25 crore had been found. Raut has refuted the charges. Varsha, Raut’s wife, was also questioned by the ED in its headquarters.
