ED searching 6 locations, one related to Sharad Pawar's nephew, in relation Maharashtra Co-operative Bank alleged scam

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Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad 'regrets' his 'lord Ram was non-vegetarian' remark The six locations include Amravati, Aurangabad, Baramati, and Pune, the sources added. The money laundering case stems from an August 2019 FIR of the Mumbai Police Economic Offences (EOW) wing.

The police complaint came after the Bombay High Court issued an order on August 22 that year to investigate the allegations of selling sugar factories in the Maharashtra cooperative sector through alleged fraudulent means and also that they were sold at throwaway prices. Also Read | West Bengal: ED officials attacked during raids at TMC leader's house; BJP says ‘democracy failing again..' Earlier in April 2023, the ED submitted a chargesheet against the Maharashtra State Cooperative (MSC) Bank and has excluded NCP leader and Maharashtra's former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his wife Sunetra Pawar's names from the charge sheet.

Moreover, the ED had attached properties including land, buildings, and machinery of Jarandeshwar Cooperative Sugar Mill worth ₹65 crore in July 2021 in this case. The matter is listed for hearing on April 19.

The ED announced in July 2021 that it had seized assets worth more than ₹65 crore, including land, buildings, and machinery from Jarandeshwar Sahkari Sugar Mill in Maharashtra's Satara district. The seizure was made under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002, as part of an investigation into the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank (MSCB) scam.

The assets, which were registered under Guru Commodity Services Pvt Ltd and leased to Jarandeshwar Sugar Mills Pvt Ltd, were seized by the ED as part of the investigation. During its investigation, the ED discovered that Sparkling Soil Pvt Ltd, a