ED conducts raids on Viva Trust controlled by underworld don Bhai Thakur in PMC bank case
ED conducts raids on Viva Trust controlled by underworld don Bhai Thakur in PMC bank case
Viva Trust and its group companies are run and controlled by family members of Underworld don Bhai Thakur whose real name is Jayendra Thakur. Thakur controlled areas of Vasai -Virar and had been in jail multiple times for several cases including smuggling, murder, land grab, and various other cases.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting raids at five locations in office premises residences of Directors of the Viva Group in Vasai -Virar, Palghar in connection with the PMC bank scam case.
Enforcement Directorate raids premises linked to Maharashtra MLA in PMC bank fraud case
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Last Updated: Jan 22, 2021, 04:22 PM IST
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According to ED sources, the agency started the searches at three locations linked to Mehul Thakur and two places linked to chartered accountants. Thakur is the owner and director of Viva Homes a part of the Viva group of companies.
An ED source said that the agency had got some links that amounts in crores of Rupees were transferred from the HDIL to the Viva group trust and companies, which is controlled by the family members of Thakur.
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Maharashtra: ED raids premises of MLA Hitendra Kumar owned Viva group in connection with PMC bank fraud case
Purported fund diversions by the HDIL, an accused company in the case, and by some others to the Viva Group are under the scanner of the agency
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The Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided some premises linked to a Maharashtra MLA in connection with its money laundering probe in the alleged Rs 4,300 crore PMC Bank fraud case, official sources said.
They said at least five premises linked to Viva Group, promoted by Bahujan Vikas Agadhi (BVA) party chief and MLA Hitendra Thakur, are being searched in the Vasai-Virar area of Palghar district adjoining state capital Mumbai.
Sanjay Raut and Varsha Raut (file photo)
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha repaid a Rs 55 lakh friendly loan she had taken from a bank scam accused’s wife soon after the Enforcement Directorate summoned her to seek an explanation, sources in the agency said. The interest-free loan was taken a decade ago.
On Monday, she submitted documents to the ED through a relative, showing loan repayment from funds generated from the film ‘Thackeray’ penned by her husband. Varsha was one of the producers of the movie. Sanjay Raut was unavailable for comment.
The ED, investigating money laundering case in the PMC Bank-HDIL loan scam, had issued her four summons from November last year, but she had failed to present herself before the officials. On December 29, she had sought time till January 5. She appeared before the ED on January 4.