Lagatar24 Desk
Mumbai, Oct 10: Sanjay Raut, the leader of the Shiv Sena, has had his judicial custody continued in the Patra Chawl land scam case till October 17. A Mumbai special court had earlier on October 4th prolonged the Shiv Sena leader’s judicial custody to October 10th.
In connection with alleged financial irregularities in the reconstruction of the Patra Chawl in suburban Goregaon, Raut was detained by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 1. On July 31, ED agents conducted a raid on the home of the Shiv Sena leader. They later detained him after holding him for several hours and questioned him.
In an effort to stop the money laundering case involving the Rupee 1,034 crore Patra Chawl land scandal, the investigation agency summoned Raut on June 28, 2022. The agency also called the Shiv Sena MP’s wife in connection with the Patra Chawl land matter back in August.
After the ED officers searched the Shiv Sena leader’s residence and detained and questioned him (Sanjay Raut) for a number of hours, they arrested him. The central agency then summoned the MP’s wife Varsha Raut.
Uddhav Thackeray’s former chief minister of Maharashtra has a good relationship with Raut.
