Prawl Chawl Case: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut sent to ED custody till 8th August

Mumbai: The Special Court on Thursday has sent Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till 8th August in a money-laundering case of Patra Chawl. 

Earlier, Sanjay was arrested by the ED on Sunday midnight. 

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The ED had produced Raut before the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court judge MG Deshpande on Monday and sought his remand for eight days. But the court sent the Sena leader to the agency's custody till August 4.

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The agency had told the court on Monday that Raut and his family received "proceeds of crime" worth over Rs one crore generated out of alleged irregularities in the housing redevelopment project.

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The 60-year-old Rajya Sabha member is a close aide of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray. (PTI)

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