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Money laundering case: Mumbai court extends Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's judicial custody till Sept 5

Updated on: 22 August,2022 01:55 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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After being in the ED's custody initially, the Sena leader was sent to judicial custody for 14 days on August 8

Money laundering case: Mumbai court extends Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's judicial custody till Sept 5

Sanjay Raut. File pic

A special court here on Monday extended the judicial custody of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut till September 5 in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the redevelopment of a Mumbai 'chawl'.


Raut, 60, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 1 in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of the Patra Chawl (row tenement) in suburban Goregaon.


After being in the ED's custody initially, the Sena leader was sent to judicial custody for 14 days on August 8.


On Monday, special Judge M G Deshpande, hearing cases related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), extended Raut's custody till September 5.

The ED told the court that its probe into the case was still on.

Also read: Jailed Sena MP Sanjay Raut appears before Mumbai court via video conference

The ED's investigation pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment of the Patra 'chawl' and related financial transactions involving Raut's wife and associates.

Raut, a close aide of Shiv Sena president and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, has denied any wrongdoing and called the ED case against him "false".

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