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Suraj Chavan, a leader of the Yuva Sena and close associate of Aaditya Thackeray, has been arrested and remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody until January 22 in connection with a money-laundering case known as the 'khichdi scam.' The scam involves alleged irregularities in contracts awarded by the BMC for providing food to stranded migrants during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chavan is accused of influencing BMC officials to award contracts to certain contractors who were close to the ruling Shiv Sena party. The arrest has been criticized by the Shiv Sena-UBT and Congress, while the BJP has welcomed it. [Extracted from the article] |
