India, Sept. 26 -- A special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has taken cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) second supplementary charge sheet in the Rs.1,039-crore Patra Chawl redevelopment fraud, naming builder Pravin Raut, an acquaintance of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, and developer Jitendra Mehta.

The charge sheet, filed on June 12 by ED's Mumbai unit and admitted by the court on Saturday, accuses the two of laundering part of the proceeds of crime generated from irregularities in the redevelopment of the Patra Chawl project in Goregaon by private firm Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd (GACPL). ED officials said the fresh charge sheet strengthens the case by clearly mapping the money trail and ...