Not fearful of anybody, will reply accordingly: Sanjay Raut responds to ED discover to spouse in PMC rip-off

New Delhi: After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued summons to his spouse Varsha Raut in reference to the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank rip-off case, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday mentioned focusing on ladies of a family was an “act of cowardice”.
“We are not scared of anyone and will respond accordingly,” Raut advised reporters right here.
“In the last one year, Sharad Pawar, Eknath Khadse and Pratap Sarnaik got notices and now all of you are discussing my name. All these people are crucial for government formation in Maharashtra. These are pieces of paper, nothing else,” Raut mentioned.

“Targeting women of a household is an act of cowardice. We are not scared of anyone and will respond accordingly. ED needed some papers and we have submitted them in time,” he added.
The ED has summoned the Rajya Sabha MP’s spouse in reference to the PMC Bank rip-off case. She has been requested to hitch the investigation on December 29.
According to sources, that is the third summons despatched to the Sena chief’s spouse. She had skipped the sooner two summons citing in poor health well being, sources mentioned. In September final yr, the RBI had capped the withdrawal restrict and restricted the actions of the PMC Bank after an alleged fraud of Rs 4,355 crore got here to gentle.

The Enforcement Directorate had later seized and recognized movable and immovable belongings value greater than Rs 3,830 crore owned by Housing Development Infrastructures Ltd (HDIL) in reference to the case.