Aaditya Thackeray's close aide arrested by probe agency ED in ‘khichdi' scam

Shiv Sena (UBT) key functionary Suraj Chavan - a close aide of Aaditya Thackeray - has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the 'khichdi' scam case.

Shiv Sena (UBT) key functionary Suraj Chavan - a close aide of Aaditya Thackeray - has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the 'khichdi' scam case. His arrest followed probe agency-led raids on eight locations in Mumbai, including the residence of a senior BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) officer and Chavan's residence on Wednesday.

The arrest comes in the ED-led probe into the financial misappropriation by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in khichdi distribution to migrant labourers during the Covid lockdown.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police in September 2023 registered a case regarding the 'khichdi' scam against Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut's close aide Sujit Patkar, Sunil alias Bala Kadam, Sahyadri Refreshment's Rajiv Salunke, and others.