The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested former Vasai-Virar Municipal Commissioner Anil Pawar and three others, including two builders, in connection with a money laundering case linked to illegal buildings, officials said, reported the PTI.

Anil Pawar was arrested after his role came to surface in alleged money laundering linked to the construction of 41 illegal buildings in Vasai-Virar, a twin-city located on Mumbai's outskirts, which were subsequently demolished by the civic body, an official said, according to the PTI.

The buildings were constructed in the Achole area of Vasai on land reserved for a dumping ground and a sewage treatment plant, he said.