The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation former Commissioner Anil Pawar and two others, including two builders, in a case of money laundering related to illegal buildings. The officers provided this information.
An official said that Pawar was arrested after his role in the alleged money laundering related to the construction of 41 illegal buildings in Vasai-Virar located on the outskirts of Mumbai.
These buildings were later demolished by the municipal body. He said that these buildings were built on the land reserved for the ‘Dumping Ground’ and the Avajal treatment plant in the Achole region of Vasai.
He said that apart from Pawar, the central agency has also arrested a city planner and two builders Sitaram and Arun Gupta. The official said that after the arrest, he was given the Government J.J., Government of Central Mumbai for medical examination. He was brought to the hospital.
He informed that the four will be produced in a local court on Thursday. The ED raided several locations associated with Pawar last month, including his bungalow at Virar and residences in Mumbai and Nashik.