Mumbai Businessman arrested in 'chawl' re-development money laundering case
India TodayThe Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested a Maharashtra-based businessman in a money-laundering probe linked to a Rs 1,034 crore land 'scam' related to the re-development of a 'chawl' in Mumbai. Pravin Raut, a former director of a company called Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd, was arrested following his questioning at the ED office in Mumbai. "Pravin Raut was found involved in the offence of money laundering and to unearth the money trail and the siphoning of funds running into more than 1,000 crore, he was arrested.," it said. "Pravin Raut along with Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan, directors of Guru Ashish Constructions Pvt Ltd, in connivance with others illegally sold FSI to various builders for Rs 1,034 crore. Raut, being the director of Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd, has played an "active role" in the re-development project, and in connivance with Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan, managed to "divert" the proceeds of crime of more than Rs 1,000 crore by "harming" the interest of 672 tenants and buyers, the ED said.