ED summons, but Shiv Sena MLA goes into quarantine

Mumbai, Nov 25 : Shortly after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned him for questioning in an alleged Rs.175 crore money-laundering scam, Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik went into quarantine, here on Wednesday.
The ED had raided 10 locations including Sarnaik’s home and offices, and his business associates, on Tuesday when he was away 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.
Rushing from Goa to Mumbai on Tuesday 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 businessmen sons should be called for questioning simultaneously, while his daughter-in-law, Vihang’s wife, has been hospitalised for hypertension.
On these counts, 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.