Mumbai : Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) leader and MP Sanjay Raut judicial custody extended for another 14 days by Mumbai PMLA court on Wednesday. The court will pronounce the judgement on the bail plea of Raut on 9 th November. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Raut on August 1 in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of the Patra Chawl in suburban Goregaon.
He was sent to judicial custody for 14 days after being in the ED's custody initially until August 8. A special PMLA court thereafter extended Raut's custody till September 5 on August 22, which was further extended till September 19. The judicial custody of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has been extended till October 10. Later extended till October 17.
The ED officials had launched raids at the Shiv Sena leader's home on July 31, and after detaining and questioning him for several hours, had arrested him on August 1. On June 28 this year, Sanjay Raut was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the same scam attached with Rs 1,034 crore. Back in August, Raut's wife was also summoned by the agency in connection with the scam. In April this year, the ED had attached immovable properties worth Rs 11.15 crore, including a flat at Dadar, held by Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha, and eight land parcels at Kihim near Alibag, jointly held by the latter with Swapna Patkar.
Raut is a close aide of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. According to sources, ED officials seized Rs 11.50 lakhs unaccounted cash from his residence during the raids. Soon after the ED officials detained him in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case, the Shiv Sena leader said that he "won't be cowed down".
