Beleagured Shiv Sena MLA goes into quarantine

Mumbai, Nov 25 (UNI) Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik went into quarantine on Wednesday, after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned him for questioning in an alleged Rs 175 crore money-laundering scam.
The ED had on Tuesday raided 10 locations, including Sarnaik’s home and offices, and his business associates, when the Sena MLA was in Goa.

After the raids, the ED detained his son Vihang and whisked him off to its office, where he was subjected to at least four hours of questioning till Tuesday evening.

Upon his arrival from Goa to Mumbai this afternoon, Sarnaik went into quarantine, as per the COVID-19 rules applicable in the state.

He has sought time from the ED to appear and requested that he and his sons should be called for questioning simultaneously, while his daughter-in-law and Vihang's wife has been hospitalised for hypertension.
On these grounds, Sarnaik said he will be able to join the ED probe only after a week, when he comes out of quarantine, even as the MVA closed ranks and came out in his support.
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