Sandeep Raut was invited to testify before the head office at its offices in Mumbai next week, they said, adding that his testimony will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Sandeep Raut is alleged to be the “beneficiary” of a questionable budget generated in this case.
When summoned through the economic crimes wing of the Mumbai police, Sanjay Raut told the press that there had been no fraud and that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had provided the most productive facilities during the pandemic.
Suraj Chavan, a functionary of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), was arrested in this case by the ED last week.
Chavan is a core committee member of the Yuva Sena, the youth wing of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT). He is in ED custody till Thursday and is expected to be produced before a court in Mumbai.
The money laundering case stems from an EOW FIR of the Mumbai police.
According to police, there were alleged irregularities in the awarding of contracts through the BMC for the supply of “khichdi” to migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The paint order was awarded through BMC to Sahyadri Refreshments, which subcontracted it to Force One Multi Services for preparation, packaging and distribution of the ‘khichdi’ at the respective sites.
The ED claimed that it became known that due to Suraj Chavan’s proximity to “senior political leaders/influential persons”, the order for paint for the khishdi had been awarded to Force One Multi Services through BMC authorities.
No rules or criteria were followed in assigning the order of the paintings, the central company informed the court in requesting Chavan’s pretrial detention.
He claimed that for the source of the khichdi packages, an amount of Rs 8. 64 crore was transferred through the BMC to the bank account of Force One Multi Services.
It alleged that Force One Multi Services had generated criminal proceeds of around Rs 3. 64 crore, of which Rs 1. 25 crore “embezzled” Chavan’s private bank account and the proceeds of Rs 10 lakh to the bank account of its associated company, Fire. . Combat companies.
In this way, Chavan “improperly acquired the proceeds of crime” worth 1. 35 crore, he said.
The ED’s investigation has revealed that “there was no role played” by Chavan in supplying khichdi.
The illegal profit generated through Force One Multi Services distributed to the defendant by presenting him as an employee of the company from the financial year and budget 2019-20 was transferred to him in the form of salary and component in the form of private loans. .
The ED claimed that in order to present Chavan as an employee of the company, two falsified and backdated letters of appointment were issued in his name.
On being asked about his role in influencing and contacting any BMC officer regarding allotment of work orders of khichdi supply to Force One Multi Services, he was in denial and made evasive responses, the probe agency had said.
The illegal funds acquired by Chavan were used for the purchase of immovable residential and agricultural properties in his personal name, which needs further examination under the PMLA, the ED had said.