Sanjay Raut, the leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT), appeared before the Special PMLA court on Thursday in relation to the suspected money-laundering case involving Patra Chawl in Goregaon. He appeared before the court in accordance with the terms of his bail, and it was a routine hearing. In this case, the next hearing date is October 21.
In a previous letter, Swapna Patkar, a witness in the money-laundering case, accused the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Additional Director (Western Region) of rape and threatening her life “for changing the statements given during the investigation of the case.”
Patkar added in the letter, “I would want to bring to your notice that the witness tampering and threats against me, as well as maybe others, are a regular practice of the accused in the case and his touts/goons. I’m under constant pressure to alter the statements I made during the investigations, and I’m also being threatened and threatened with losing ownership of some lands and properties that belong to one of the accused, Sanjay Raut, and his family.”
Originally built as a barrack by the British during World War II, Patra Chawl served as a military camp. In order to renovate the area and rehabilitate around 670 tenants, MHADA took on the redevelopment project in 2008 and hired Guru Ashish Construction Private Limited (GACPL), a sister business of the real estate firm Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL).
The developer was required by the agreement to build apartments for MHADA and give units to 672 tenants, with the developer selling the remaining space after that. The Guru Ashish Constructions directors deceived MHADA by selling the FSI to nine developers, making a net profit of approximately Rs. 901.79 crore without building the rehabilitation for the 672 displaced tenants.
Source: The Economic Times
