The latest operation is said to be part of a major crackdown aimed at dismantling alleged gangster-linked networks operating within the state, besides identifying individuals suspected of maintaining direct or indirect connections with the gangs.
In an early morning operation, the ATS detained him after a raid at a Chawl in Dhanvi, Ramnagar and Nalasopara adjoining Mumbai.
After a brief hearing this afternoon, the Thane court has now posted the matter for further hearing on March 30.
The two suspects who were zeroed in through the CCTV footage are believed to have changed their clothes at the hotel before running away.
Following the interrogation of those held earlier, ATS detained Vasudev Suryawanshi and Bhaiyya Lodhi from Sakri in Jalgaon district of North Maharashtra.
Sanatan Sanstha lawyer Sanjeev Punelikar has denied media reports of Raut being a part of Sanatan Sanstha.
