Mohan Tekavde News Today

Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Ravindra Waikar was questioned for nine hours on Monday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged irregularities in construction of a luxury hotel in Jogeshwari in the western part of Mumbai, an official said.

Waikar arrived at the Central agencys south Mumbai office at noon and left at 9pm, he said.

As per the FIR, Waikar had entered into a contract with the BMC after getting permission to run a sports facility at the plot in Jogeshwari. The permission was granted when the Maha Vikas Aghadi government was in power. In early 2023, a notice was issued to him for using a plot of land reserved for a public garden to construct a hotel.

Chaudhari was released from Arthur Road Jail in central Mumbai after completion of formalities, including furnishing of a cash bail of Rs 1 lakh, his lawyer Mohan Tekavde said.

A single-judge bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai had concluded hearing the matter and reserved order in Chaudhari's plea on March 28. The order was passed on Monday.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail of with weeks to Lakhimpur Kheri violence accused Ashish Mishra. The top court has granted Mishra bail on the condition that he will not stay in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and will leave Uttar Pradesh a week after being released on bail. The Uttar Pradesh government last week opposed the bail plea of Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. -- aaa

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Chaudhary had filed an application through his advocate Mohan Tekavde praying that he be permitted to take treatment at the hospital.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief from arrest to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Eknath Khadse's wife Mandakini Khadse till June 20 in connection with an alleged land deal in Pune, said her lawyer.

A Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mumbai rejected the bail plea of Girish Choudhary, son-in-law of NCP leader Eknath Khadse on Friday in connection with Punes Bhosari land scam matter.