India, April 25 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs.73.62 crore as part of its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in redevelopment of Patra chawl by Guru Ashish Construction Pvt Ltd (GACPL). Attached assets include multiple land parcels belonging to accused Pravin Raut, a former GACPL director and alleged acquaintance of Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut, and his associates in and around Palghar, Dapoli, Raigad and Thane.

The ED began its probe in the case on the basis of a first information report (FIR) registered by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police. The FIR was based on a complaint by the executive engineer of MHADA, Mumbai, and the a...