Updated On: 12 January, 2023 08:25 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Hassan Mushrif accuses govt of pursuing an agenda in targetting him, his party and MVA colleagues; BJP’s Kirit Somaiya claims ex-min Aslam Sheikh, will be next to face similar action

NCP leader Hasan Mushrif talks to the media after the Enforcement Directorate raided his home and factories in Kolhapur, in Mumbai, Wednesday. Pic/PTI
The Enforcement Directorate conducted multiple raids on the residence and factory premises of ex-minister and the Nationalist Congress Party`s (NCP) Kagal MLA, Hassan Mushrif and his relatives, on Wednesday. The leader faces a probe for alleged money laundering through shell companies.
Three years ago, the Income Tax Department had searched Mushrif`s properties. The case the ED is handling is related to purchase of a sugar factory in Kolhapur district. The agency searched the residences and factory premises in Pune and Kagal.