Sanjay Raut Arrest: What Is The Patra Chawl Scam?
After nine hours of search at his residence and six hours of questioning at the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) zonal office in south Mumbai, Shiv Sena Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Raut, belonging to the Uddhav Thackeray faction, was arrested by the directorate. The case pertains to money laundering linked to irregularities in a chawl redevelopment scam. The Case Of Money Laundering There were financial irregularities found in more than Rs 1,000 crore Patra Chawl redevelopment project, commissioned in 2002. A tripartite agreement was signed by Guru Ashish Constructions Private Limited, a subsidiary of Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL), with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA). The aim was to provide flats to 672 tenants of Patra Chawl, develop flats for MHADA, and sell the remaining area to private developers. As per ED investigation, the directors of Guru Ashish Constructions, including a close associate of Sanjay Raut, Pravin R...