Execution Directorate officials are seen outside the Pratap Sarnaik premises.
Highlight
- Searches were carried out at 10 locations linked to the Shiv Sena MLA
- His son Vihang Sarnaik was brought in by the investigative agency for questioning.
- The Enforcement Directorate handles financial crimes
Mumbai / New Delhi:
Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik’s houses and properties were raided today by the Directorate of Execution and his son Vihang Sarnaik was brought in for questioning amid reports of his impending arrest.
The MLA and his son are reportedly under investigation in a money laundering case.
Vihang Sarnaik was taken by the Directorate of Execution to one of his father’s houses in Mumbai, the sources said.
The searches were carried out at 10 locations linked to the Shiv Sena MLA in Thane and Mumbai. “Searches are being carried out on promoters and related individuals from the Tops group (a company in the business of providing security), including some politicians,” the sources said according to the Press Trust of India.
The Enforcement Directorate, which deals with financial crimes, is investigating the money laundering charges against Pratap Sarnaik; his Shiv Sena party, which heads the Maharashtra coalition government, has accused the ruling BJP in the center of using the investigative agency to attack him.
Sena MP and main spokesperson Sanjay Raut, without naming the BJP, said the party must forget the dream of coming to power in Maharashtra for the next 25 years, “no matter how much pressure exerts or spreads terror through agencies. “.
“If it started today, we know how to finish it,” he said.
According to Mr. Raut, the MLA’s properties were raided when he was not at home. “You want to mentally harass people related to the (state) government. These actions will backfire on you. And I think the time is coming,” he said.
Pratap Sarnaik was prominent among Shiv Sena leaders who pressed charges of sedition against actress Kangana Ranaut for her comments on “Mumbai-PoK” while claiming that she felt unsafe in the city due to what she claimed was mismanagement. Sushant Singh Rajput case police officer.
The Shiv Sena ended its long-term ties with the BJP last year after a power-sharing dispute in Maharashtra. The Sena came to power in the state in alliance with its ideological rivals, the NCP and Congress. “Whether it’s the CBI or the ED, our government, the MLA and the leaders will not surrender to anyone, whatever happens. We will keep fighting,” Raut said.
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