ED Registers Case Of Money Laundering Against Shiv Sena MLA Ravindra Waikar

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MLA Ravindra Waikar in connection with the construction of a luxury hotel on Jogeshwari.

The case is registered against Waikar in ‘Rs 500 crore 5-Star Hotel Scam’.

Waikar is accused of defrauding the BMC of Rs 500 crore by obtaining permission to build a 5-star hotel on a plot reserved for a BMC playground.

ED is likely to issue summons to Ravindra Waikar and others accused in the case.

According to the officials, they have obtained all the case-related documents and statements from Ravindra Waikar which were handed over to Mumbai police EOW.

Earlier, Ravindra Waikar was questioned by the ED for around 8 hours in a money laundering case.

Waikar is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing the Jogeshwari East Assembly Constituency. Waikar is a close aide of Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray.

Meera Verma

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