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New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha Raut has refused to present herself before the ED in connection with a case related to Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank scam. She has sought time till January 5 to respond to ED’s notice.
This was the third summons issued to her after she skipped the earlier two on health grounds. The agency wants to question Varsha Raut with regard to the ‘receipt’ of some funds that were allegedly siphoned from the bank.
The ED had filed a PMLA case to probe the alleged loan fraud in the PMC Bank in October last year against the Housing Development Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL), its promoters Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan and his son Sarang Wadhawan, its former chairman Waryam Singh and ex-managing director Joy Thomas.
The agency took cognisance of a Mumbai Police Economic Offences Wing FIR against them for allegedly causing “wrongful loss, prima facie to the tune of Rs 4,355 crore to PMC Bank, and corresponding gains to themselves”.
Have BJP File With 121 names: Sanjay Raut
Speaking to reporters, Sanjay Raut had stated that central agencies like Enforcement Directorate are not important as they are increasingly being used in a political power game.
He also attacked the ruling BJP and said that he has a file on BJP which contains 121 names.
“There are so many names that the ED will have to work for five years,” he said yesterday.
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