Maharashtra minister Anil Parab raided by ED in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched a raid at multiple locations against Maharashtra’s transport minister Anil Parab and others in connection with allegedly unlawful land deals in the coastal Dapoli area of Ratnagiri district and other charges.

Locations being searched by the ED includes Dapoli, Mumbai, and Pune. The federal agency has filed the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Anil Parab, a three-time Shiv Sena legislator in the Maharashtra legislative council, is currently serving as the state transport minister.

The ED is acting on allegations that the state minister has purchased a parcel of land at Dapoli by Parab in 2017 for a consideration of Rs 1 crore but it was registered in 2019. other charges against the Parab are also being investigated.

Allegedly, the land was then sold to a Mumbai-based cable operator Sadanand Kadam in 2020 for a consideration of Rs 1.10 crore. between the change of the owners, a resort was erected on the same land from 2017 to 2020.