What's Patra chawl land scam case that led to Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's arrest?

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut waved his saffron scarf as he was being taken away by ED officials on his detention on Sunday in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case. Surrounded by party workers, Raut was detained after a team of the Enforcement Directorate raided his Mumbai residence. The Sena leader was later arrested in the case on Sunday.

Raut was issued two summonses, the latest being on July 27 following which the ED took action. He had been summoned for questioning in the money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the redevelopment of Patra chawl and related transactions involving his wife and “associates”. While Raut had appeared before the central agency to record his statement on July 1, he twice skipped the summonses that followed saying he was busy with the parliament session.

Here is all you need to know about the Patra Chawl land scam case:

Patra Chawl or Siddharth Nagar is located in the northern Mumbai suburb of Goregaon. Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd (GACPL) signed an agreement with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) in 2007 to provide new homes to 672 tenants of the chawl, then develop flats for MHADA and sell the remaining area to private developers.

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