The Enforcement Directorate (ED) asserted before a Mumbai court on Monday that Suraj Chavan, a Shiv Sena (UBT) functionary accused in a money laundering case related to the 'khichdi' distribution during the Covid-19 period, utilized the "proceeds of crime" to purchase properties and invest in a dairy business.

Chavan, who is a core committee member of the Yuva Sena, youth wing of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), was arrested on January 17 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after he was questioned at the agency's office here.