On Wednesday, a special court in Mumbai extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in a money laundering case till August 8.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut will be produced in a special court as his Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody ends on Monday. On Wednesday, a special court in Mumbai extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in a money laundering case till August 8.
The court had remarked that the ED had made “amazing progress” in the inquiry while prolonging Raut’s detention.
In connection with alleged financial irregularities in the reconstruction of Patra “Chawl” (ancient row tenement) in suburban Goregaon and linked financial property transactions involving his wife and suspected associates, the central investigation agency had detained Raut on July 31.
On August 1, the court had ordered him to remain in ED custody until August 4.The investigating agency produced Raut before special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court judge M.G. Deshpande at the conclusion of his initial detention. It sought an extension of his custody in order to conduct further investigations into the case.
