Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Bhavana Gawali has suffered from Chikungunya and avoided the second call issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the case of money laundering.
Ed had asked him to appear in front of them to record his statement in the case on Wednesday.
Advocate Gawali visited ED officers in the morning and asked for more time to appear before ED officials for a statement.
The advocate submits related medical reports to ED.
Previously, Ed had called him on October 4, but he failed to appear and look for an exception of two weeks.
On Monday, Ed issued a second call, called him on Wednesday.
Ed investigated money laundering cases against Gawali, his colleague who was closely Saeed Khan and others where they were suspected of being criminally conspiring to change their beliefs (Mahila Utarsha Prishhathan) to a non-profit organization under counterfeiting and fraud.
Trust has 11 members, but after converting it as a company, Saeed Khan and Ms.
Gawali, Shalini became the director.
Thus, the duo received full control over the trust and various assets worth Rs 69 Crore.
Recently, Ed had caught Saeed Khan in this case.
During the investigation against Gawali, Ed found several other suspicious transactions.
At least two examples where the alleged kickback was disguised as a payment for government contracts through Saeed Khan.