<p>The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted raids at 15 locations in Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case against businessman Sujit Patkar, an official said.</p>.<p>Patkar and his three partners allegedly bagged Mumbai civic body contracts fraudulently for managing Covid-19 field hospitals during the pandemic, the official said.</p>.<p>The raids were being conducted at locations of some officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other people, including IAS officer Sanjeev Jaiswal, in connection with the Covid-19 hospital management contracts, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/ed-raids-hawala-operatives-in-kerala-1229244.html" target="_blank">ED raids 'hawala' operatives in Kerala</a></strong></p>.<p>The Azad Maidan police station here registered a forgery case against Lifeline Hospital Management Services firm, Patkar and his three partners in August last year.</p>.<p>Based on the FIR, the ED had registered a case to investigate the money laundering angle, the official said.</p>.<p>BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal appeared before the ED in January this year in connection with alleged irregularities in the award of contracts for health facilities during the pandemic.</p>.<p>Sujit Patkar is said to be a close associate of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut.</p>
<p>The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted raids at 15 locations in Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case against businessman Sujit Patkar, an official said.</p>.<p>Patkar and his three partners allegedly bagged Mumbai civic body contracts fraudulently for managing Covid-19 field hospitals during the pandemic, the official said.</p>.<p>The raids were being conducted at locations of some officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other people, including IAS officer Sanjeev Jaiswal, in connection with the Covid-19 hospital management contracts, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/ed-raids-hawala-operatives-in-kerala-1229244.html" target="_blank">ED raids 'hawala' operatives in Kerala</a></strong></p>.<p>The Azad Maidan police station here registered a forgery case against Lifeline Hospital Management Services firm, Patkar and his three partners in August last year.</p>.<p>Based on the FIR, the ED had registered a case to investigate the money laundering angle, the official said.</p>.<p>BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal appeared before the ED in January this year in connection with alleged irregularities in the award of contracts for health facilities during the pandemic.</p>.<p>Sujit Patkar is said to be a close associate of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut.</p>