Sanjay Raut will be in ED custody till Monday: ED notice to Raut’s wife too, both can be interrogated by sitting face to face

The custody of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, who was arrested on Sunday in Mumbai’s Patra Chawl scam, has been extended till Monday. Sanjay is in the custody of ED since Sunday. Now a notice has also been sent to his wife Varsha Raut. If sources are to be believed, the ED can interrogate both of them by sitting face to face.

Earlier, during the hearing in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court, the judge asked Sanjay Raut – do you have any problem? Raut said – where kept in custody there is no ventilation. He asked for a fan. ED said in court that we have kept him in AC, Sanjay Raut is lying.

The ED talked about providing a room with ventilation and said that it is investigating how 1 crore 6 lakh came in the account of his and the family and how much was spent on foreign tour. We have found some papers in the raid, which shows that Raut was given a certain amount every month by Praveen.

Raut’s lawyer said- All the papers regarding the Alibaug plot of Varsha Raut have already been given to the ED. Swapna Patkar’s lawyer said that Swapna Patkar is being threatened by Sanjay. The judge said when Sanjay Raut is arrested, who is threatening.

Bail canceled at new point of 3 crores
The ED, which is probing the Patra Chawl scam, told the court that Sanjay Raut had given Rs 3 crore in cash to buy 10 plots. Sanjay Raut got this cash from Praveen Raut. Praveen was like a ‘frontman’ to Sanjay Raut. He also used to send lakhs of rupees in cash every month to Sanjay Raut. On the basis of this new disclosure of 3 crores, the ED opposed the bail. The judge, while canceling the bail plea, extended the custody till Monday.

11 and a half lakh cash found at Raut’s house
Here, sources said that during the search of Sanjay Raut’s house on Sunday, the ED has found 11 and a half lakh rupees in cash. Raut or his family members could not reveal the source of this amount. ED has recorded this recovery in its investigation. Patra Chawl scam is worth Rs 1,043 crore. Raut is an accused in this case.

So far, assets worth 11 crores seized
This case is related to Patra Chawl in Goregaon area of ​​Mumbai. It is a plot of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority. There is an allegation of scam of about 1,034 crores in this. In this case, assets worth Rs 9 crore of Sanjay Raut and Rs 2 crore of Raut’s wife Varsha have been confiscated.

It is alleged that real estate businessman Praveen Raut cheated the people living in Patra Chawl. A construction company got the job of constructing 3,000 flats on this plot. Of these, 672 flats were to be given to the residents already living here. The rest was to be given to MHADA and the said company, but in the year 2011, parts of this huge plot were sold to other builders.

Case exposed in the investigation of PMC Bank scam
The PMC Bank scam that surfaced in Maharashtra in 2020 was being investigated, when the name of Praveen Raut’s construction company came to the fore. It was then learned that a loan of Rs 55 lakh was given to Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha Raut from the bank account of the builder’s wife. It is alleged that Sanjay Raut had bought a flat in Dadar with this money.

Praveen’s company sold land to 16 builders
The ED investigation has revealed that after taking FSI of MHADA land in an unauthorized manner, Guru Ashish Company swiftly sold it to 16 other builders. Praveen Raut was a director in this company. Due to this Guru Ashish Company got a huge financial profit. However, only 10 per cent of the project has been completed so far. To accomplish this, Guru Ashish Company needs a huge amount, but it is now in the process of declaring bankruptcy.

112 crore received for selling land illegally
According to the ED, the residents of Patra Chawl had entered into a triple agreement with MHADA and Guru Ashish Construction Company. Praveen Raut, director of Guru Ashish Company, played an important role in this agreement. The original agreement states that Guru Ashish Company cannot sell any MHADA land to any third party. Despite this, the land was sold fraudulently.

In return, Praveen Raut received Rs 112 crore from HDIL (Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited) in 2010-2011. According to the ED, instead of investing it in the Patra Chawl project after taking the money illegally, M/s Guru Ashish Constructions Pvt Ltd withdrew the money. The special thing is that Praveen Raut did not invest any money in the project.

Conspiracy hatched with Sanjay Raut
The ED has further claimed that during the investigation of the PMLA case, it has come to light that Sanjay Raut, Praveen Raut, Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan conspired together. The four risked the future of 672 families without completing the project and conspired to extort money. Let us inform that apart from Sanjay Raut, ED has already arrested three others.

Raut and his wife got more than Rs 1 crore
The ED has told the court on the basis of its investigation that out of Rs 112 crore, so far Rs 1 crore 6 lakh 44 thousand 375 has been traced to the bank account of Sanjay Raut and his wife. Its details are here…

According to the ED, Sanjay Raut and his wife used this money to buy flats.

Being close to Sanjay, Praveen got many approvals
The investigation also revealed that Praveen Raut is a close confidante and associate of Sanjay Raut. It is clear from the statements of the witnesses that being the frontman, he used his closeness with Sanjay Raut to get approval from MHADA and other benefits.

Sanjay Raut’s wife was identified with Praveen’s wife
According to the ED, Sanjay Raut in his statement recorded under section 50 of PMLA denied information about Pravin Raut’s involvement in the Chawl project. He said that he came in contact with Praveen in 2012-13. His wife and Praveen Raut’s wife knew each other. That’s why he met Praveen Raut.

The ED further said that Sanjay Raut could not give any legal reason when asked about the transfer of money to his wife’s bank account. Apart from this, they were also unable to produce any documents related to the transaction in the purchase of the property.

10 lands purchased in 2010 in the name of Sanjay Raut’s wife
According to the remand copy, the investigation also revealed that during the redevelopment project of Patra Chawl, Avni Infrastructure, the company of Sanjay Raut’s wife, purchased 10 land parcels under 8 contracts at Kihim Beach in Alibaug in 2010-11. These contracts were done in the name of Swapna Patkar and Varsha Raut. Patkar has said in his statement that in lieu of buying these lands, the sellers were paid in cash and the source of this cash payment is Pravin Raut.

When ‘Avni Infrastructure’ company was formed, Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha Raut was a teacher and Praveen Raut’s wife Madhuri Raut was a housewife at that time. Varsha Raut got Rs 13 lakh 95 thousand 611 in lieu of investment of Rs 5625/- in ‘Avni Infrastructure’.

Praveen used to give 2 lakh rupees every month to Sanjay Raut.
It has been claimed by the ED that Sanjay Raut has received Rs 2 lakh in cash every month on behalf of Praveen Raut. Sanjay Raut had threatened the vendors to sell his land at Kihim Beach in Alibaug. Apart from this, he has also threatened those who testified before the ED.