Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Amid the political crisis in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday refused to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday for questioning in a money laundering case in connection with the re-development of Mumbai s Patra Chawl case and said that he would "seek time". India News | Shiv Sena s Sanjay Raut Refuses to Appear Before ED Tomorrow.
Many prominent leaders of opposition parties, including senior Congress leader P Chidambaram and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut are under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate.
The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth more than Rs 11.15 crore of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's wife and two of his associates in a money-laundering investigation linked to certain land deals, the agency said on Tuesday.
According to the Enforcement Directorate, over Rs 1,000 crore was laundered by Pravin Raut, his wife Madhuri Raut, and Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha Raut in connivance with others in the Patra Chawl case.
In a letter to Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut alleged that the ED investigating Patra chawl land scam case was abusing their power against him and his family.