Patra Chawl Land Scam Case: Sanjay Raut's Judicial Custody Extended, Bail Hearing On October 10

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on August 1 following raids by the anti-money laundering agency at his residence. His bail plea will be heard on October 10.

File Photo: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut outside Arthur Road Jail after a special court extended his judicial custody by 14 days in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the redevelopment of 'Patra Chawl', in Mumbai, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: A special court in Mumbai on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut till October 10 in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case.

With the extension in judicial custody, the hearing in Sanjay Raut's bail plea will be held on October 10, news agency ANI reported.

Previously on September 19, a Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court had extended the judicial custody of the Shiv Sena MP by 14 days.

Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on August 1 following raids by the anti-money laundering agency at his Mumbai residence after which he was detained and questioned. His wife, Varsha Raut had also been questioned by the central agency on August 6 after summons were issued against her. 

Earlier, the probe agency told the court that Raut and his family members received "proceeds of crime" worth over Rs 1 crore generated out of alleged irregularities in the housing redevelopment project.

In April, the ED had provisionally attached assets worth over Rs 11.15 crore of Varsha Raut and two associates of Sanjay Raut as part of its probe. The attached properties are in the form of land held by Pravin M Raut, Sanjay Raut's aide and a former director of Guru Ashish Construction Private Limited, at Palghar, Saphale (a town in Palghar) and Padgha (in Thane district).

The properties also include a flat in Mumbai suburb Dadar held by Varsha Raut and eight plots at the Kihim beach in Alibaug jointly held by Varsha Raut and Swapna Patkar, the wife of Sujit Patkar, a "close associate" of Sanjay Raut, the ED had said.

Guru Ashish Construction Private Limited was involved in the redevelopment of the chawl, which had 672 tenants living in tenements on 47 acres belonging to the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority (MHADA), the ED had said earlier.

(With Agency Inputs)