The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has finally made the first arrests in the alleged COVID-19 jumbo centre scam. The agency on Thursday arrested Sujit Patker, a close aide of Shiv Sena leader (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and Dr Kishore Bisure, dean of the Dahisar jumbo centre.

The ED has alleged that fraud worth Rs 31.84 crore occurred during the pandemic. According to the ED, BMC officials had connived with private companies to profit from the situation.