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ED Summons Shiv Sena Leader Sanjay Raut In Patra Chawl Land Scam Amid Maharashtra Political Crisis

Officials from the ED have summoned Raut to appear for questioning at the agency's Mumbai office on Tuesday.

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday in connection with the Pravin Raut and Patra Chawl land fraud case in the midst of the Maharashtra political turmoil. ED had previously attached several of his possessions, news agency PTI reported.

Officials from the ED have summoned Raut to appear for questioning at the agency's Mumbai office on Tuesday.

Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi responded to the summons by saying the ED was displaying "true devotion" to the BJP.

However, Sanjay Raut dubbed the ED summons as 'conspiracy,' PTI reported. 

Patra Chawl Land Scam

Previously, the ED had attached property worth Rs 9 crore associated with Sanjay Raut's 'aide' Pravin Raut and assets worth roughly Rs 2 crore associated with Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha in the Rs 1,034-crore Patra Chawl land fraud case.

The financial watchdog has filed a charge sheet against Pravin Raut in a money laundering case.

In February, ED officials investigating the Patra Chawl land fraud discovered that Pravin Raut had transferred Rs 55 lakh to Varsha from the profits of crime through his wife's account. The ED further stated that hotel accommodations and tickets for Sanjay Raut and those affiliated with him had been booked for local and foreign travel.

The news comes amid an ongoing political turmoil in Maharashtra, where Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is staying at a hotel in Guwahati with dozens of MLAs.

(With Agencies Inputs)

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