'Hisab Toh Dena Padega', says BJP leader after Sanjay Raut's wife repays loan

NewsBharati    15-Jan-2021
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Mumbai, Jan 15: In a turn of events, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s wife Varsha repaid a Rs 55 lakh friendly loan she had taken from a bank scam accused’s wife soon after the Enforcement Directorate summoned her to seek an explanation, according to a private media. The interest-free loan was taken a decade ago.
 
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It had said that on Monday, she submitted documents to the ED through a relative, showing loan repayment from funds generated from the film ‘Thackeray’ penned by her husband. Varsha was one of the producers of the movie.
 
 
The ED, investigating money laundering case in the PMC Bank-HDIL loan scam, had issued her four summons from November last year, but she had failed to present herself before the officials. On December 29, she had sought time till January 5. She appeared before the ED on January 4.
 
Taking a dig at Sanjay Raut, BJP leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya said, "He will have to give an explanation" in Hindi. "Sanjay Raut says, 'now his wife has returned the money'... Hisab to dena hoga," Somaiya tweeted. She was questioned for around 3.5 hours.
 
 
Earlier, on January 2, ED had attached properties of a businessman in a bank scam where the financial trail leads to Varsha. It had attached properties worth Rs 72 crore of businessman Pravin Raut in the HDIL-PMC Bank money laundering case and said Rs 55 lakh of that money was transferred to Varsha Raut through Pravin Raut's wife Madhuri.
 
 
A press release issued by the ED had said, "Investigation also revealed that Pravin Raut paid Rs 1.6 crore to his wife Madhuri from the proceeds of crime. Out of the said money, Madhuri Raut transferred Rs 55 lakh (Rs 50 lakh on December 23, 2010, and Rs 5 lakh on March 15, 2011) as an interest-free loan to Varsha Raut. The amount was further utilized for the purchase of a flat in Dadar (East). The investigation further revealed that Varsha and Madhuri are partners in Avani Construction. Varsha Raut has received Rs 12 lakh from this entity (as overdrawn capital converted to loan) on a contribution of mere Rs 5,625. The loan amount of Rs 12 lakh is still outstanding."