In connection with the money laundering case involving the construction of an opulent hotel in Jogeshwari, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids at seven places in Mumbai on Tuesday that were connected to Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Ravindra Waikar and his associates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The issue appears to be related to the alleged manipulation of land use conditions in order to facilitate the development of a hotel at Jogeshwari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was used by the ED to file a case against Ravindra Waikar in November regarding the Rs 500 crore 5-Star Hotel Scam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waikar is accused of stealing Rs 500 crore from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation by getting approval to erect the five-star hotel on land meant for a BMC playground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waikar represents Jogeshwari East as an MLA. According to reports, Uddhav Thackeray, the former chief minister of Maharashtra and leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT), is close aide\u00a0with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed a FIR, which served as the basis for the ED’s money laundering probe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The legislator was accused in the FIR of illegally acquiring authority to build a five-star hotel on a land intended for a garden. This purchase is said to have cost the BMC a significant amount of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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