Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s daughters have come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after the law enforcement agency carried out raids at their business partner Sujit Patkar’s residence pertaining to a land scam case of Rs 1034 crores.
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested a Maharashtra-based businessman in a money laundering probe linked to a Rs 1,034 crore land 'scam' related to the re-development of a 'chawl' in Mumbai.
ED arrests 2 after raids against Maharashtra MLA in PMC Bank fraud case
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Last Updated: Jan 23, 2021, 11:43 AM IST
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On Friday, the agency searched five residential and business premises linked to the Viva Group, promoted by Bahujan Vikas Agadhi (BVA) party chief and MLA Hitendra Thakur, its associates and two of its financial consultants in the Vasai-Virar area of Maharashtra s Palghar district and Andheri, Juhu and Chembur suburbs of Mumbai, the sources said.
Rs 73 lakh cash, incriminating digital and documentary evidences were recovered during the operation.
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two people following
raids on the premises of a firm promoted by a
PMC Bank fraud: Enforcement Directorate arrests two after raids against Maharashtra MLA
Mehul Thakur, managing director of the Viva Group, and Gopal Chaturvedi, a chartered accountant, were arrested under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after the raids.
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MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two people following raids on the premises of a firm promoted by a Maharashtra MLA for alleged illegal diversion of bank funds in the Rs 4,300-crore PMC Bank fraud and money laundering case, official sources said on Saturday.
On Friday, the agency searched five residential and business premises linked to the Viva Group, promoted by Bahujan Vikas Agadhi (BVA) party chief and MLA Hitendra Thakur, its associates and two of its financial consultants in the Vasai-Virar area of Maharashtra s Palghar district and Andheri, Juhu and Chembur suburbs of Mumbai, the sources said.