Pune land deal PMLA court rejects bail plea of NCP leader Eknath Khadses son-in-law
Mumbai Feb 18 PTI A special PMLA court in Mumbai on Friday rejected the bail plea of Girish Chaudhary the son-in-law of NCP leader Eknath Khadse in a case connected to the 2016 purchase of government land in Pune This was Chaudharys second attempt at seeking bail in the case Special judge R N Rokade rejected the bail plea The detailed order was not available yet Chaudhary in his plea had claimed that he was being made a scapegoat in the case and that provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA did not apply in the case as he had not siphoned off any amount The Enforcement Directorate ED has alleged that Chaudhary and Khadse had purchased a government land in Bhosari near Pune for Rs 375 crore when its actual cost as per the valuation provided by the sub-registrar was Rs 3101 crore The probe agency has alleged that Khadse who was the state revenue minister at the time of the purchase had misused his official position to facilitate the transaction PTI AVI ARU ARU
Mumbai Feb 18 PTI A special PMLA court in Mumbai on Friday rejected the bail plea of Girish Chaudhary the son-in-law of NCP leader Eknath Khadse in a case connected to the 2016 purchase of government land in Pune This was Chaudharys second attempt at seeking bail in the case Special judge R N Rokade rejected the bail plea The detailed order was not available yet Chaudhary in his plea had claimed that he was being made a scapegoat in the case and that provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA did not apply in the case as he had not siphoned off any amount The Enforcement Directorate ED has alleged that Chaudhary and Khadse had purchased a government land in Bhosari near Pune for Rs 375 crore when its actual cost as per the valuation provided by the sub-registrar was Rs 3101 crore The probe agency has alleged that Khadse who was the state revenue minister at the time of the purchase had misused his official position to facilitate the transaction PTI AVI ARU ARU
