ED officials confirmed the development to The Indian Express and said besides searching places belonging to Patkar and Jaiswal, they are also raiding the premises of contractors and middlemen involved in the alleged scam.
The ED searched the premises of Suraj Chavan, a close aide of Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray and Sujit Patkar who is a close friend of MP Sanjay Raut
Mumbai Covid Centre Scam: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya had registered a money laundering case in August 2022, claiming that contracts awarded to multiple field hospitals in Mumbai lacked healthcare experience
According to ED officials, around 40 personnel carried out the search operation in which many incriminating documents were seized that are being scrutinised.