Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik, who was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) yesterday in connection with an alleged revenue laundering case connected to a private firm, has not responded to the summons however, ED sources mentioned on Tuesday.
According to sources, Sarnaik was summoned to seem ahead of the financial offences watchdog on Monday but he failed to seem. The ED will quickly take a contact on summoning him once more later, sources mentioned.
Meanwhile, his two sons — Purvesh Sarnaik and Vihang Sarnaik — are summoned to seem ahead of the ED on Wednesday.
Pratap Sarnaik had on December 10 appeared ahead of the ED for questioning in the matter. According to sources, the ED has summoned him on 3 preceding occasions.
On November 24, when he was summoned for the very first time, he had sought time as he was below COVID-19 connected quarantine, saying that he would seem with his son the subsequent time he is known as.
The ED had reportedly located some proof of suspicious transactions in between the private firm, Top Securities Group and Sarnaik.
The ED had questioned Vihang for 5 hours on November 24 just after detaining him in the course of the raids on the premises of Sarnaik’s property and the private firm.
The financial offences watchdog has currently arrested a close aide of Sarnaik, Amit Chandole, the promoter of the Tops Securities Group, in the case. Chandole was arrested in the course of the November 24 searches at about 10 locations in Mumbai and Thane, which includes these connected to the Top Securities Group promoters and some politicians.