Via PTI
RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 5.32 crore money after it performed raids at about 18 places in Jharkhand as a part of a money-laundering investigation in opposition to Pankaj Mishra, the political consultant of Leader Minister Hemant Soren, and the ones connected to him, officers mentioned Saturday.
The searches have been introduced on Friday in Sahibganj district and its cities like Berhait and Rajmahal and the probe relates to alleged irregularities within the award of toll plaza tenders within the state.
The quest groups have seized Rs 5.32 crore in money from the premises of an individual and incriminating paperwork from a couple of places, officers mentioned, including that raids at a couple of places are proceeding.
The cash laundering case stems from a state police FIR and the ED could also be having a look at purported hyperlinks between alleged unlawful coal mining operatives and the ones keen on operations of toll plaza tenders in Jharkhand, respectable resources had mentioned.
The federal company in Would possibly raided IAS officer Pooja Singhal, her businessman husband and others as a part of a money-laundering investigation in opposition to them.
The 2000-batch officer, who was once conserving the fee of Jharkhand mining secretary, was once suspended by means of the state govt following her arrest by means of the ED.
A fee sheet was once filed in opposition to her and others by means of the company earlier than a different PMLA courtroom in Ranchi early this week.
