Enforcement Directorate has registered two cases against NCP leader and former Maharashtra PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal and 21 others under Prevention of Money Laundering,(PMLA) Act. Bhujbal is under scanner for the alleged scam of Maharashtra Sadan and land allotment to a builder.
The action against Bhujbal was initiated after Bombay High Court’s directions. Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) had raided the residences and offices of Bhujbal in Thane, Pune and Nashik yesterday.
A total of 17 properties belonging to Bhujbal, his nephew Sameer and son Pankaj were raided by 15 teams of 70 officials. However, the sleuths found no cash or gold ornaments.
They had made all the arrangements to seize the cash and other valuables and carried currency counting machines, data copier and huge bags. But could not found any cash or jewellery .