Mumbai, March 1 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is questioning Swapnali Bhosale, wife of Maharashtra Minister Vishwajeet Kadam in connection with its probe in a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) case, officials said.
According to senior ED officials, Swapnali joined the financial probe agency investigation on Monday afternoon at its office here.
The ED had summoned Bhosale in the last week of January.
The ED had earlier questioned her mother Gauri Bhosale and brother Amit Bhosale in February this year.
ED sources claimed that her father, a noted businessman of Pune and her family members had sent over Rs 50 crore to London and Dubai to buy some properties there.
Avinash Bhosale was questioned by the ED on November 27 last year for several hours in connection with an old case under the FEMA. The ED had registered a case against Avinash Bhosale under Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA).
Avinash Bhosale is also facing a probe by the Income Tax Department. Last year, the I-T Department had carried out searches at 23 locations in Mumbai and Pune.
( With inputs from IANS )
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