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Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena functionary Suraj Chavan in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the distribution of khichdi to workers in Mumbai during the Covid period.
The charge sheet was filed before a special PMLA court. Chavan was arrested on January 17 and is currently in judicial custody. Among the cases registered by the Economic Offenses Wing, one case of money laundering has also been registered. According to the investigating agency, Mumbai Municipal Corporation deposited Rs. Rs 8.64 crore were transferred.
According to the investigating agency, the company paid Rs. Out of which Rs 3.64 crore were collected. Chavan had Rs 1.25 crore deposited in his personal bank account. An amount of Rs 10 lakh went into the account of partnership firm Fire Fighters Enterprises.
In this way Chavan has Rs. ED said Rs 1.35 crore was used by him to buy property and dairy business.