Sanjay Raut | Photo credit: ANI
Key points
- Varsha Raut has requested time from the agency until January 5, 2021
- Kirit Somaiya questioned about Sanjay Raut’s family who did not respond to ED’s call
- ‘We are not afraid of anyone and we will respond accordingly’
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut warned BJP leaders about legal action against linking his family name to the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC) scam case and the Housing Development and Housing Development scam. Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) and claimed that the BJP is misusing central agencies. .
Raut’s statement comes after BJP deputy Kirit Somaiya said the Raut family was fleeing the investigation. In addition, he alleged that the agency was conducting an investigation of millions of rupees in transactions between PMC Bank, HDIL, the Pravin Raut family and the Sanjay Raut family.
One clue is enough for a wise person: Raut
“My family name is maliciously linked to the PMC and HDIL scam. I challenge you to prove it or face legal action. Enough is enough, ”Rawat said in a tweet.
Calling the agency “caged parrots”, Raut said people are aware of how “caged parrots” are being released for political vendetta.
On Monday, Raut in a press conference called the call for emergencies an “act of cowardice.” We are not afraid of anyone and we will respond accordingly, Raut told reporters.
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Tuesday issued a new subpoena to Raut’s wife, Varsha Raut, asking her to join the investigation on January 5, 2021, in relation to the PMC bank scam case.
‘Caged parrots freed for political revenge’
Varsha Raut did not appear today before the Emergency Department for questioning on the matter. He had sought time with the agency until January 5, 2021.
Sources told the ANI news agency that this was the third summons sent to the wife of MP Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha. He’s already missed two citations for poor health.
In September last year, the RBI capped the withdrawal limit and restricted PMC Bank activities after an alleged 4,355 crore fraud came to light, after which the Department of Education seized and identified assets movable and immovable property worth more than Rs 3,830 crore owned by HDIL in connection with the case.
