Maharashtra / Money Laundering Case ED Attached Assets Of Maharashtra Minister Anil Parab

Anil Parab Money Laundering Case: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) took major action against former Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader Anil Parab. ED has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 10.20 crore in connection with its money laundering probe against Anil Parab, Sai Resort NX and others. The property attached by ED is in the form of land, and is in Dapoli, Ratnagiri.

According to media reports, the value of the land attached by the ED is Rs 2,73,91,000, while the land where Sai Resort NX has been built is said to be worth Rs 7,46,47,000. Rs. Several complaints had come to light regarding the illegal construction of Sai Resort NX, after which action has been taken. That is, this case is about the alleged violation of Coastal Regulation Zone provisions in the construction of the resort.

Anil Parab was the transport minister of Maharashtra.

Please tell that, 57-year-old Anil Parab has been the Minister of Transport and Parliamentary Affairs in Maharashtra. He had this charge from the year 2019 to 2022. There was a Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena government in the state then. Parab calls himself a true Shiv Sainik. On the allegations of a BJP leader, Parab had said, 'I am a true Shiv Sainik. I have sworn by the God of our party Balasaheb Thackeray and my two daughters. Parab is basically a resident of Mumbai. He was born in 1974.

BJP MP had made allegations of corruption

Apart from the alleged money laundering, there were many allegations against Parab. Parab had filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against BJP leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya, claiming defamation of 100 crores on the former MP. At the same time, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya accused Anil Parab of building an illegal hotel in Dapoli, Konkan. Somaiya also publicly accused Parab of running a transfer racket in the transport department.

There were many long inquiries in 2022

In connection with the crackdown on Parab, 14 places were raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). In 2022, ED had issued summons several times against Anil Parab. The ED officials summoned him and interrogated him for several hours. An official said that Anil Parab was called to the ED office in June 2022 for questioning in a money laundering case related to violation of provisions of Coastal Regulation Zone in the construction of Sai Resort in Dapoli beach area of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. Then Anil was questioned for several hours. He was seen leaving the central agency's office late at night. An FIR was also registered at Dapoli police station against Anil Parab and some others for cheating and causing loss to the Maharashtra state government.