India, May 5 -- Pratibha Chakankar, sister of former Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW) chairperson and NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday, in connection with four accounts in a Nashik-based cooperative credit society linked to arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat. According to the ED, the accounts are in the names of Pratibha and her son but controlled by Kharat.

The ED's investigation has revealed that Kharat's phone number was among the details used to comply with the Know Your Customer (KYC) protocol. The four accounts are in the Nashik-based credit society, Samatha Nagri Sahakari Pathsanstha.

Pratibha's statement was recorded as part of the ED's money laundering ...