Accompanied by a large number of supporters and a legal team, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut went to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in south Mumbai in connection with the alleged money-laundering case pertaining to the Rs 1,034-crore Patra Chawl land scam, here on Friday.<\/p>\n
“Whatever it is, it\u2019s my duty to join the probe as a law-abiding citizen… I don’t blame the ED… I shall provide them whatever information they need,” said Raut, while urging his followers not to crowd outside the agency’s office.<\/p>\n
Raut responded to the summons — earlier on Monday, he excused himself in view of the massive political crisis raging in Maharashtra — but said he would join the ED probe and give his statement on Friday.<\/p>\n
At that time he had accused the Centre for the action and challenged the ED to arrest him, shoot him or behead him, but he wouldn’t go “the Guwahati way” — referring to the Shiv Sena rebels camping in Assam.<\/p>\n
Last April, the ED had slapped attachment orders on properties allegedly linked to Raut, his wife and a business associate, in connection with the land scam under the ED scanner.<\/p>\n
These included a Rs 2-crore property belonging to Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha and another 8 plots of land worth Rs 9-crore in Raigad, belonging to his associate Pravin Raut, who was also arrested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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