PMC Bank Case: Shiv Sena Leader Sanjay Raut’s Wife Varsha Summoned By Enforcement Directorate

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday summoned Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut. On December 29 she has to meet the ED in connection with the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank scam case. According to reports, she was asked to join the investigation for the third time for questioning in connection with a transaction made by her against a loan. She is expected to appear before the federal agency in Mumbai after skipping the earlier two summons citing health issues, sources said.

Enforcement Directorate sends notice to Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in connection with PMC Bank Scam. #Maharashtra

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2020

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Varsha Raut will be questioned with regard to "receipt" of some funds, reportedly Rs 50 lakh transaction, that were allegedly transferred from the bank, official sources claimed, NDTV reported. "Varsha Raut has been asked to appear before the federal agency in Mumbai. This is the third summons issued to her after she skipped the earlier two on health grounds," ED officials were quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Hours after his wife's summoning was issued, Sanjay Raut took to Twitter to post a message saying "Aa dekhein zara kismein kitna hai dam jamke rakhna kadam mere saathiya."

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— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) December 27, 2020

Sanjay Raut told Hindustan Times that he is yet to receive the notice. “In the probe, some amount has been transferred from the bank account of Pravin Raut to Varsha Raut. ED wanted to know details of that particular transaction,” the source said. Pravin Raut, a close relative of Sanjay Raut, had earlier been questioned by the ED.

The ED initiated a probe on October 3, 2019, against Housing Development Infrastructures Ltd (HDIL) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following an alleged fraud of Rs 4,355 crore came to light. An FIR was filed by Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing and the ED had later seized and identified assets worth more than Rs 3,830 crore owned by HDIL in connection with the case.