• By Vivek Raj
  • Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:47 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had issued a summons to Rohit Pawar, the grandnephew of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, to appear for questioning regarding his involvement in the Maharashtra State Cooperative (MSC) Bank scam. Rohit Pawar, affiliated with the NCP-Sharad Pawar faction, arrived at the ED office in Mumbai on Wednesday with the necessary files and documents, expressing readiness to cooperate with the central investigating agency.

Addressing the media, Rohit Pawar stated, "I am ready to support them in every possible way. If all this is done to put pressure on me, they have done this experiment on the wrong person. I am not scared of anyone. I don't think they are going to arrest me, but we will fight." Meanwhile, security was heightened at the ED office as the NCP-Sharad Pawar faction staged a protest outside.

Meanwhile, security has been beefed up outside the Enforcement Directorate’s office as NCP workers have gathered to protest.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar and NCP working president Supriya Sule were also seen arriving at the party office in Mumbai. Rohit Pawar had earlier assured his cooperation with the ED, urging support for Sharad Pawar in case of any wrongful actions by the agency.

The Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam revolves around an alleged fraudulent disbursal of loans amounting to 25,000 crores. The case emerged following a PIL filed in the Bombay High Court, which exposed the purported modus operandi of the fraud. The PIL revealed defaulted loans by certain sugar mills, leading to their attachment and auction to bank officials and politicians. The ED intervened against the closure report filed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in 2020, initiating its own investigation.