Shiv Sena MP, Sanjay Raut to remain in judicial custody till September 19 in connection with money laundering case

Mumbai: Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s judicial custody has been extended till September 19 by a special court in Mumbai. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him in the Patra Chawl money laundering case.

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Sanjay Raut’s lawyer, on Monday  informed the court that no bail application has yet been filed.

The ED recently filed a plea seeking an extension of judicial custody.

Sanjay Raut has been given permission by the court to sign some documents from Parliament and deliver a copy of the same to the court and the ED.

The family of Sanjay Raut was present at the court today. Many of his supporters also arrived at the court.

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The ED arrested Sanjay Raut on August 1 after quizzing him for over six hours in the Rs 1,034-crore Patra Chawl land scam case.

The investigative officer said in the arrest memo that “on the basis of the material which I possess, I think that Sanjay Rajaram Raut has been guilty of an offence punishable under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.”