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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MP Sanjay Raut's younger brother Sandeep Raut in connection with the money laundering case related to the "Khichdi scam" of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Sandeep Raut has been asked to depose before the central agency at its office in Mumbai next week, official sources said, adding his statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

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Sandeep Raut has been asked to depose before the central agency at its office in Mumbai next week, they said, adding his statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Sandeep Raut, the younger brother of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged 'khichdi scam' during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic,

According to police, alleged irregularities took place while giving contracts by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for providing khichdi to migrants during the COVID-19.

ED sought an extension of his remand for seven days, claiming the accused played a ’’very crucial role in Khichdi scam

The ED arrested Suraj Chavan, alleging he was linked to the firms that were given work orders to provide khichdi to migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The ED seeks extension of Shiv Sena UBT party secretary Suraj Chavan's custody to confront him with other individuals involved in the money laundering

The "proceeds of crime" received by Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary Suraj Chavan, an accused in a money laundering case, were used to buy properties and for investment in dairy business, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed before a court