Bizman held in PMLA case against him and Uddhav aide

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested businessman Sadananda Kadam after four hours of questioning in a money laundering case against him and Uddhav Thackeray associates Anil Parab, The ED’s money laundering case is based on a complaint by the Union ministry of environmentforest and climate change before the magistrate court at Dapoli in Ratnagiri last year. In the plaint, it was alleged that Parab, a Sena minister in the erstwhile MVA regime, and Kadam Built a seaside resort at Dapoli violating Environment Act rules.
Parab has denied the charges saying he had already sold the land to Kadam and was not associated with it.
The ED has questioned Kadam several times in the past. On Friday morning, an ED team landed up in his native town. Khed and searched his premises. On instructions from the officials, Kadam later turned up at the ED’s office at Ballard Estate in south Mumbai. ED arrested Kadam around evening claiming he was not cooperating in the probe.