Today, the Enforcement Directorate has raided seven locations in Mumbai and Pune linked to Maharashtra cabinet minister and Shiv Sena leader Anil Parab. This action has been taken in the case of money laundering. These raids have taken place in Pune, Mumbai and Dapoli. Searches are being conducted at seven places including Parab residence in Pune, Mumbai and Dapoli after the probe agency registered a fresh case against the Shiv Sena leader under criminal sections of money laundering.
Anil Parab has been questioned by the ED in another money laundering case involving former minister Anil Deshmukh.
Recently Amravati MP Navneet Rana had given a complaint to the CBI against Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey and Shiv Sena leader Anil Parab. Navneet Rana alleges that Mumbai Police misbehaved with her during her arrest. According to Navneet Rana, her complaint has been taken by the CBI. Navneet Rana had alleged that she was illegally arrested at a police station in Mumbai and was treated inhumanely. On Navneet Rana’s complaint to the Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha, the committee had called her to appear.
The ED has registered a fresh case under criminal sections of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA), following which raids are being conducted at several places in Dapoli, Mumbai and Pune. Three-time elected member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, Parab (57) is currently the state’s Transport Minister.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) action pertains to allegations related to Parab purchase of a land in Dapoli in 2017 at a consideration value of Rs 1 crore. This land was registered in 2019. The agency is also probing some other allegations.
It is alleged that this land was later sold to Mumbai-based cable operator Sadanand Kadam for Rs 1.10 crore in 2020. Meanwhile, a resort was built on this land from 2017 to 2020.
The Income Tax Department investigation had earlier said that the construction of the resort started in 2017 and Rs 6 crore in cash was spent in its construction.
Earlier, the directorate had questioned Parab in another money laundering case involving former minister Anil Deshmukh.
