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Sanjay Raut Urges ED Probe Into INR500 Crore Claims

By Drooid · Oct 26, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC · How we work

Center

Forensic Review Ordered

Sena MP Sanjay Raut wrote to Amit Shah on 26 Oct 2026, requesting an Enforcement Directorate probe of alleged INR500 crore payments to activist Manoj Jarange.
His appeal highlighted the Directorate’s Rs 100 crore extortion investigation, arguing it shows the agency’s capability to handle money-laundering cases.
Manoj Jarange posted a 20 Oct clip claiming the INR500 crore would pass through Sena MP Shrikant Shinde.
Eknath Shinde and Shrikant Shinde denied INR500 crore deal, and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a forensic review.

Right

AI Deepfake Defense

On 26 Oct 2026, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut wrote to Amit Shah asking the Enforcement Directorate to investigate alleged INR500 crore payments to activist Manoj Jarange.
Raut argued the payment shows BJP’s alleged habit of buying MPs and now purchasing political agitations.
The probe was requested to be launched under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
BJP spokesperson Navnath Ban said clip was AI-generated at Rahul Gandhi’s direction to defame party.

Blindspot

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a forensic examination of the audio clips on 23 Oct 2026.
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his son Shrikant Shinde publicly denied any INR500 crore transaction linked to the clips.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

India’s Enforcement Directorate, which investigated the 2008 2G spectrum allocations that the Supreme Court struck down in February 2012 after the Comptroller and Auditor General estimated a INR1.76 trillion loss, previously pursued former telecom minister A. Raja. In October 2026, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut urged Home Minister Amit Shah to order an ED probe of INR500 crore in party payments, reviving the 2G-era focus on money-laundering enforcement.

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Forensic Review Ordered

Sena MP Sanjay Raut wrote to Amit Shah on 26 Oct 2026, requesting an Enforcement Directorate probe of alleged INR500 crore payments to activist Manoj Jarange.
His appeal highlighted the Directorate’s Rs 100 crore extortion investigation, arguing it shows the agency’s capability to handle money-laundering cases.
Manoj Jarange posted a 20 Oct clip claiming the INR500 crore would pass through Sena MP Shrikant Shinde.
Eknath Shinde and Shrikant Shinde denied INR500 crore deal, and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a forensic review.

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