MUMBAI, Oct 18: 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 […]
The Shiv Sena leader, who was arrested in July for his alleged role in the money laundering case, had sought bail from the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court last month.
Appearing for Raut on Tuesday, senior counsel Ashok Mundargi told the court that earlier these witnesses had said to the police that no money was given apart from cheque transactions, but suddenly in six to seven months changed their stand and said cash was paid too.
The high court had earlier this month transferred the investigation to the ATS. The case was earlier being probed by a special investigation team (SIT) of the Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department (CID).