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Mumbai: A special court has accepted the closure report filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a corruption case against Jitendra Navala, who was involved in the alleged extortion of over Rs 58 crore from various private companies.
The case was registered in April 2022 on the basis of a complaint filed by Sanjay Raut, Rajya Sabha member of the Shiv Sena's Uddhav group. Navalny was accused of running an extortion scam with the help of ED officials. However, the ACB said that these transactions were normal commercial transactions.
The closure report was filed in January which has been accepted by Special Judge Nandgaonkar. The detailed order is yet to come. None of the 39 private companies involved have complained against Nalwani. Also, Raut did not give any information about the involvement of ED officials in the alleged misconduct.
The ED had applied to transfer the case from the Mumbai Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to an impartial investigating agency like the CBI to ensure a fair and objective investigation. The ACB had registered a case against Navala on May 5.
It was alleged that Navalny collected money from private companies between 2015 and 2021 by posing as a liaison (middleman) for ED officials.
The ED plea said that looking at the circumstances of the case registered by the ACB, it smacks of a clear and malicious attempt and malafide intention by the state machinery to disrupt various investigations being conducted by the ED officials.
In March, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut alleged that ED officials were running an extortion racket in the state. ED officials and Navalny have collected Rs. He also claimed to have extorted more than a hundred crores from builders and corporate offices. Raut also wrote a letter to the Prime Minister in this regard.