Raut was arrested by the ED on July 31 in connection with a money laundering case in relation to the redevelopment of a chawl project in a northern suburb of Mumbai.
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.
On November 9, he was granted bail by a special court dealing with offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This order is being challenged by the ED before the High Court.
Source: Barandbench
