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Sanjay Raut had denied any wrongdoing on the part of his wife and said they were in correspondence with the ED in connection with the case
Raut is a Rajya Sabha MP and also a spokesperson of the Shiv Sena, which is in power in Maharashtra and is a former ally of the BJP
He said details regarding the Rs 55 lakh loan transaction have already been submitted to the ED during the correspondence
New Delhi: The ED on Friday said it has attached assets worth Rs 72 crore of a Maharashtra-based man whose wife s alleged transaction with Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut s spouse is under its scanner in the over Rs 4,300 crore PMC Bank money laundering case.
NEW DELHI: The ED on Friday said it has attached assets worth Rs 72 crore of a Maharashtra-based man whose wife s alleged transaction with Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut s spouse is under its scanner in the over Rs 4,300 crore PMC Bank money laundering case. The central probe agency alleged that the man, Pravin Raut, had siphoned off Rs 95 crore worth of funds from the scam-hit bank in the garb of loan, out of which he paid Rs 1.6 crore to his wife, Madhuri Raut, who subsequently transferred Rs 55 lakh in two tranches to Varsha Raut, wife of Sanjay Raut, as an interest-free loan.
»ED Traces Varsha Raut s Funds to Maha Man, Attaches Assets of Rs 72 Cr in PMC Bank Case
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ED Traces Varsha Raut s Funds to Maha Man, Attaches Assets of Rs 72 Cr in PMC Bank Case
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The central probe agency alleged that the man, Pravin Raut, had siphoned off Rs 95 crore worth of funds from the scam-hit bank in the garb of loan, out of which he paid Rs 1.6 crore to his wife, Madhuri Raut, who subsequently transferred Rs 55 lakh in two tranches to Varsha Raut, wife of Sanjay Raut, as an interest-free loan.