Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 31 in connection with the money laundering case.
He was summoned for questioning in the re-development of Patra chawl and related transactions involving his wife and ‘associates’. He was arrested on July 31 and after spending 8 days in ED’s custody, Raut was remanded to judicial custody.
He moved for bail on September 7 claiming that ED’s case against him was filed to crush the opposition faced by the ruling party.
He also contended that the amount of ₹1.06 crore shown as proceeds of crime was accounted for and explained.
The agency on the other hand, contended that the offence in the present case was for Raut’s private gain at the cost of public fund.
The central agency also contended that Raut played a major role in the offence through his proxy and alleged aide Pravin Raut.
Source: Barandbench
