Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut was arrested late Sunday night by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Patra Chawl Scam case. Sanjay Raut's arrest by the ED sent shockwaves to the Opposition camp who criticized the Centre for using central investigative agencies for its alleged 'political vendetta'. However, the BJP and Centre have always maintained that the agencies are independent to conduct their own probe. Amidst Sanjay Raut's arrest, the word 'Naughty' has been doing rounds on social media, and Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut's name has also been popping out.
Sanjay Raut's connection with the word 'Naughty'
For the unversed, Sanjay Raut and the word 'naughty' is quite famous on social media, but for the wrong reasons. When Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government got involved in a cold-war-like situation, Sanjay Raut slammed the actress. In order to slam the Uddhav Thackeray government over its alleged attempt to curb freedom of speech, Kangana Ranaut compared the 'situation' in Maharashtra to Pakistan.
Fumed over Kangana Ranaut's statement on its government and Maharashtra, Sanjay Raut had called the actress 'Har*amkhor' in an interview. Following that Sanjay Raut's remarks against Kangana went viral in no time and the Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP started getting criticised for abusing a woman. As the uproar against the Shiv Sena MP grew, Sanjay Raut backtracked and twisted his own remark in another interview.
Raut stated that he used the term on a lighter note just like friends tease each other. Raut stated that 'Har*mkhor' means 'Naughty'. So, this is what Sanjay Raut's connection with the word 'Naughty' is.
Sanjay Raut Arrest
Coming back to Sanjay Raut's arrest, the Shiv Sena Rajya MP was arrested by Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the re-development of a Mumbai chawl and related transactions involving his wife and 'associates'. The arrest is linked to a Rs 1,034-crore alleged land scam related to the re-development of the chawl in Mumbai’s Goregaon. Reportedly, Raut was arrested for 'non-cooperation', with ED alleging that 'unaccounted cash was recovered'. Furthermore, incriminating documents were also seized. Before Raut's arrest, ED had raided his house in Bhandup on Sunday.