The arrest took place after the investigating agency conducted raids at 10 premises linked to Mr. Sarnaik, including his residence at Thane in the morning.
On Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Vihang Sarnaik, son of Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik, in an alleged money laundering case, The Hindu reported.
The arrest took place after the investigating agency conducted raids at 10 premises linked to Mr. Sarnaik, including his residence at Thane in the morning.
Tops group, its promoters and related people, including some politicians have been raided by ED in relation to this case.
Mr. Pratap Sarnaik is the MLA from the Ovala-Majiwada Vidhan Sabha constituency in Thane. He is also Shiv Sena’s Maharashtra spokesperson and the communication leader for Mira-Bhayandar area.
Mr Sarnaik came into the limelight recently when he moved a privilege motion in Maharashtra assembly against news anchor Arnab Goswami. Mr Sarnaik had also been very vocal about the Anvay Naik suicide case in which Mr Goswami was arrested.
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