In his bail plea, Sanjay Raut had stated that this case against him is an “abuse of power” and a “political vendetta”
Mumbai: PMLA Court gave Shiv Sena Leader Sanjay Raut bail in Patra Chawl scam case. Along with Sanjay Raut Pravin Raut too got bail. Enforcement Directorate was investigating the case.
ED had arrested him after questioning him for over six hours. ED was questioning him in the Rs 1,034-crore Patra Chawl land scam case.
In his bail plea, he had stated that this case against him is an “abuse of power” and a “political vendetta.”
ED opposing Sanjay Raut said that he played a major role in the Patra Chawl redevelopment scam. He acted “behind the curtains” to avoid the money trail, ED said.
Sanjay Raut is a senior leader of Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray’s faction. ED’s probe relates to the alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of the Patra Chawl and related financial transactions involving Sanjay Raut’s wife and associates.
Patra Chawl is located in Goregaon. It is spread across 47 acres and houses 672 tenant families. The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) assigned a redevelopment contract of Patra Chawl to Guru Ashish Construction Private Limited (GACPL), a sister company of Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL).
The company was supposed to build 672 flats for the tenants and allot some flats to MAHADA. The company had permits to sell the remaining land to private developers.
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But in the last 14 years, the tenants did not get a single flat as the company did not start the redevelopment work and sold land parcels and Floor Space Index (FSI) to other builders for Rs 1,034 crore, as per the ED.
In March 2022, the first chargesheet was filed by the ED. The chargesheet was filed against Sarang and Rakesh Wadhawan, the promoters of DHFL, and Pravin Raut and his company.
The agency filed a supplementary chargesheet against Sanjay Raut in September, along with some evidence against Pravin Raut.
There are money laundering allegations against Pravin Raut. The agency has accused Raut of laundering Rs. 112 crores, out of which Rs 1.06 crore was diverted to Sanjay Raut and his wife Varsha Raut through different methods.
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