A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court on Tuesday extended Shiv Sena leader's custody till October 17 in connection with Goregaon's Patra Chawl land scam case.
Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 1 in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the redevelopment project of Patra Chawl.
Initially, after being in the ED's custody, he was sent to judicial custody for 14 days, which was extended twice.
ED officials raided Raut's residence in Mumbai on July 31 and, after questioning him for several hours, arrested him on August 1.
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