Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said the Rs 500 crore allegations warranted investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). (File photo)

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding a probe by the Maharashtra Police and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) into allegations of a Rs 500-crore transaction involving the BJP, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his son, MP Shrikant Shinde, in connection with Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s agitation.

Citing the arrest of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with allegations of a Rs 100-crore extortion demand, Raut questioned why the alleged Rs 500-crore transaction had not prompted similar action.

The controversy erupted after Jarange played an audio clip before the media on October 20.…