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  • Cash laundering case: ED seizes luxurious automobiles, jewelry, money of Haryana Congress MLA Chhoker

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: 4 luxurious automobiles, jewelry price Rs 14.5 lakh and Rs 4.5 lakh in money were seized following raids in opposition to Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker and firms “owned and regulated” by means of him in a cash laundering case related to alleged dishonest of homebuyers, the Enforcement Directorate mentioned on Monday.

    The 59-year-old legislator from Samalkha in Panipat district is said to be the “proprietor and promoter” of the Mahira actual property staff along side his sons Sikander Singh and Vikas Chhoker.

    The motion below prison sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act got here after the ED introduced searches in opposition to the legislator, Sai Aaina Farms Pvt Ltd (now Mahira Infratech Pvt Ltd), different firms of the Mahira Workforce and a few others on July 25, it mentioned in a observation.

    11 places in Samalkha, Gurugram and Delhi had been raided by means of the federal probe company.

    The cash laundering case stems from an FIR filed by means of the Gurugram Police in opposition to Sai Aaina Farms Pvt.Ltd. for “dishonest and forgery” as it’s speculated to have gathered about Rs 360 crore from 1,497 homebuyers below the inexpensive housing scheme at the promise of offering living devices in Sector 68 of Gurugram close to Delhi, the ED mentioned.

    Alternatively, it didn’t ship the homes and ignored a couple of time limits, the probe company mentioned.

    “The house consumers were preserving protests/dharnas since 365 days in opposition to the Mahira Workforce in quest of supply of the promised properties on the earliest,” it mentioned.

    The ED additionally alleged that Chhoker, his sons and different key staff remained “absent” right through the searches and feature “no longer joined the investigation until date”.

    Probe discovered that the entity (Sai Aaina Farms Pvt.Ltd.) siphoned off house consumers’ cash by means of reserving faux development expenditures in staff entities.

    Money identical to the faux purchases used to be gained again from the entities offering faux expenses/invoices by means of the administrators and promoters of Mahira Workforce, which used to be used for private positive factors, the company alleged.

    It mentioned a number of non-public and family-linked expenditure used to be booked as development and trade expenditure in staff entities.

    The administrators/promoters additionally diverted homebuyers’ cash to different staff entities as loans (which is exceptional for years) for private positive factors and initial investigations display that they “siphoned off” about Rs 107.5 crore (faux bills to the level of Rs 57 crore and loans to staff entities to the level of Rs 50.50 crore) from Sai Aaina Farms Pvt.Ltd.

    Those finances belonged to the house consumers of Sector 68 housing challenge, the probe company mentioned.

    The ED mentioned its investigation into monetary transactions of 4 different inexpensive housing tasks being undertaken by means of the Chhoker-promoted staff is in growth and freezing orders in recognize of workplaces and financial institution accounts of the Mahira Workforce had been issued right through the searches.

    4 luxurious automobiles (having acquisition price of about Rs 4 crore), jewelry price Rs 14.5 lakh, Rs 4.5 lakh money and “proof associated with siphoning of house purchaser finances” had been seized, the federal probe company mentioned.

    NEW DELHI: 4 luxurious automobiles, jewelry price Rs 14.5 lakh and Rs 4.5 lakh in money were seized following raids in opposition to Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker and firms “owned and regulated” by means of him in a cash laundering case related to alleged dishonest of homebuyers, the Enforcement Directorate mentioned on Monday.

    The 59-year-old legislator from Samalkha in Panipat district is said to be the “proprietor and promoter” of the Mahira actual property staff along side his sons Sikander Singh and Vikas Chhoker.

    The motion below prison sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act got here after the ED introduced searches in opposition to the legislator, Sai Aaina Farms Pvt Ltd (now Mahira Infratech Pvt Ltd), different firms of the Mahira Workforce and a few others on July 25, it mentioned in a observation.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    11 places in Samalkha, Gurugram and Delhi had been raided by means of the federal probe company.

    The cash laundering case stems from an FIR filed by means of the Gurugram Police in opposition to Sai Aaina Farms Pvt.Ltd. for “dishonest and forgery” as it’s speculated to have gathered about Rs 360 crore from 1,497 homebuyers below the inexpensive housing scheme at the promise of offering living devices in Sector 68 of Gurugram close to Delhi, the ED mentioned.

    Alternatively, it didn’t ship the homes and ignored a couple of time limits, the probe company mentioned.

    “The house consumers were preserving protests/dharnas since 365 days in opposition to the Mahira Workforce in quest of supply of the promised properties on the earliest,” it mentioned.

    The ED additionally alleged that Chhoker, his sons and different key staff remained “absent” right through the searches and feature “no longer joined the investigation until date”.

    Probe discovered that the entity (Sai Aaina Farms Pvt.Ltd.) siphoned off house consumers’ cash by means of reserving faux development expenditures in staff entities.

    Money identical to the faux purchases used to be gained again from the entities offering faux expenses/invoices by means of the administrators and promoters of Mahira Workforce, which used to be used for private positive factors, the company alleged.

    It mentioned a number of non-public and family-linked expenditure used to be booked as development and trade expenditure in staff entities.

    The administrators/promoters additionally diverted homebuyers’ cash to different staff entities as loans (which is exceptional for years) for private positive factors and initial investigations display that they “siphoned off” about Rs 107.5 crore (faux bills to the level of Rs 57 crore and loans to staff entities to the level of Rs 50.50 crore) from Sai Aaina Farms Pvt.Ltd.

    Those finances belonged to the house consumers of Sector 68 housing challenge, the probe company mentioned.

    The ED mentioned its investigation into monetary transactions of 4 different inexpensive housing tasks being undertaken by means of the Chhoker-promoted staff is in growth and freezing orders in recognize of workplaces and financial institution accounts of the Mahira Workforce had been issued right through the searches.

    4 luxurious automobiles (having acquisition price of about Rs 4 crore), jewelry price Rs 14.5 lakh, Rs 4.5 lakh money and “proof associated with siphoning of house purchaser finances” had been seized, the federal probe company mentioned.

  • ED seizes Rs 360 crore value of fastened deposits of Chettinad Staff corporate

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 360 crore value of fastened deposits of an organization of the Chennai-based Chettinad Staff after it carried out raids towards it and state public sector unit TANGEDCO, the company stated Thursday.

    Ten places have been raided by way of the federal probe company on April 24 in reference to a cash laundering investigation connected to alleged “dishonest of the Tamil Nadu Era and Distribution Company (TANGEDCO) by way of claiming over the top bills for coal transportation from the Vishakhapatnam Port, which amounted to loads of crores.”

    The ED case, filed underneath provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), stems from an FIR of the Tamil Nadu Directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption.

    Searches have been performed by way of the ED at 10 premises of South India Company (SIC), a bunch corporate of the Chettinad Staff, TANGEDCO, a former director (coal) of TANGEDCO, some executive officers and key control workforce of SIC and Western Companies (Madras) Pvt.Ltd.

    Incriminating paperwork, together with virtual proof and assets papers, have been seized excluding the seizure of Rs 360 crore value of fastened deposits within the accounts of South India Company, the ED stated.

    The ED alleged that the “loss” to TANGEDCO took place between 2001 and 2019, in connivance with officers of the state PSU.

    “The preliminary gentle awarded for 6 months used to be prolonged for 19 years in accordance with an injunction petition filed by way of some of the comparable events,” it stated.

    The about 100-year-old Chettinad Staff has pursuits in quite a lot of sectors comparable to cement production, logistics and development.

    The Source of revenue Tax division searched the corporate in December 2020 and claimed to have detected tax evasion of greater than Rs 700 crore.

    The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the executive authority for the I-T division, issued a remark on this regard and claimed to have seized “unaccounted” money of Rs 23 crore throughout those searches.

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 360 crore value of fastened deposits of an organization of the Chennai-based Chettinad Staff after it carried out raids towards it and state public sector unit TANGEDCO, the company stated Thursday.

    Ten places have been raided by way of the federal probe company on April 24 in reference to a cash laundering investigation connected to alleged “dishonest of the Tamil Nadu Era and Distribution Company (TANGEDCO) by way of claiming over the top bills for coal transportation from the Vishakhapatnam Port, which amounted to loads of crores.”

    The ED case, filed underneath provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), stems from an FIR of the Tamil Nadu Directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Searches have been performed by way of the ED at 10 premises of South India Company (SIC), a bunch corporate of the Chettinad Staff, TANGEDCO, a former director (coal) of TANGEDCO, some executive officers and key control workforce of SIC and Western Companies (Madras) Pvt.Ltd.

    Incriminating paperwork, together with virtual proof and assets papers, have been seized excluding the seizure of Rs 360 crore value of fastened deposits within the accounts of South India Company, the ED stated.

    The ED alleged that the “loss” to TANGEDCO took place between 2001 and 2019, in connivance with officers of the state PSU.

    “The preliminary gentle awarded for 6 months used to be prolonged for 19 years in accordance with an injunction petition filed by way of some of the comparable events,” it stated.

    The about 100-year-old Chettinad Staff has pursuits in quite a lot of sectors comparable to cement production, logistics and development.

    The Source of revenue Tax division searched the corporate in December 2020 and claimed to have detected tax evasion of greater than Rs 700 crore.

    The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the executive authority for the I-T division, issued a remark on this regard and claimed to have seized “unaccounted” money of Rs 23 crore throughout those searches.

  • ED despatched to Chhattisgarh to destabilise executive, raids politically motivated, alleges CM Baghel

    Through PTI

    RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday dubbed the ED’s raids within the state as “politically motivated” and alleged that because the BJP may now not even make any try to topple his govt, efforts have been now directly to destabilise it during the misuse of the central company.

    He additionally mentioned that in spite of wearing out raids at a couple of places in Chhattisgarh within the ultimate one month, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has thus far now not disclosed anything else about what it recovered via its motion.

    He was once chatting with newshounds right here on the helipad in Police Traces.

    When requested about fresh ED raids on liquor businessmen and others, Baghel spoke back, “The utmost selection of raids within the nation have been carried out in Chhattisgarh within the ultimate one month. As soon as the Congress’ plenary consultation was once held in Raipur, greater than 50 places have been searched through the central company. However there’s no details about the quantity recovered all the way through those movements. The company didn’t reveal how a lot (cash) it recovered from businessmen or industrialists (lined within the raids).” 

    “Our celebration staff Girish Dewangan, Sunny Sushil Agrwal, Vinod Tiwari and Ramgopal Agrawal have been raided, however what was once recovered from them isn’t being disclosed. It signifies that this can be a politically-motivated raid. It’s an try to destabilise. The central company is being misused…,” he mentioned.

    “ED officers from other states of the rustic had been deployed right here…Had our govt been in a slight majority, they might have attempted to poach our MLAs. However we’ve got were given an enormous majority of 71 seats (within the 90-member Chhattisgarh Meeting), that is why they (Bharatiya Janata Celebration) didn’t make such an strive.However now the ED is being misused…,” he added.

    The ED has been investigating an alleged coal levy cash laundering case in Chhattisgarh and raided premises related to a number of state govt officers, businessmen, ruling Congress leaders within the ultimate six months.

    The investigation pertains to “an enormous rip-off wherein an unlawful levy of Rs 25 in step with tonne was once being extorted for each tonne of coal transported in Chhattisgarh through a cartel involving senior bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians and middlemen, the company has mentioned.

    9 individuals, together with a Chhattisgarh-cadre IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and state administrative provider officer Saumya Chaurasia, had been arrested through the company thus far within the case since October ultimate yr.

    The ED on March 29 had performed searches towards Congress chief and Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar, his brother Anwar Dhebar, liquor businessman Baldev Singh Bhatia alias Pappu Bhatia and others.
     

    RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday dubbed the ED’s raids within the state as “politically motivated” and alleged that because the BJP may now not even make any try to topple his govt, efforts have been now directly to destabilise it during the misuse of the central company.

    He additionally mentioned that in spite of wearing out raids at a couple of places in Chhattisgarh within the ultimate one month, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has thus far now not disclosed anything else about what it recovered via its motion.

    He was once chatting with newshounds right here on the helipad in Police Traces.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    When requested about fresh ED raids on liquor businessmen and others, Baghel spoke back, “The utmost selection of raids within the nation have been carried out in Chhattisgarh within the ultimate one month. As soon as the Congress’ plenary consultation was once held in Raipur, greater than 50 places have been searched through the central company. However there’s no details about the quantity recovered all the way through those movements. The company didn’t reveal how a lot (cash) it recovered from businessmen or industrialists (lined within the raids).” 

    “Our celebration staff Girish Dewangan, Sunny Sushil Agrwal, Vinod Tiwari and Ramgopal Agrawal have been raided, however what was once recovered from them isn’t being disclosed. It signifies that this can be a politically-motivated raid. It’s an try to destabilise. The central company is being misused…,” he mentioned.

    “ED officers from other states of the rustic had been deployed right here…Had our govt been in a slight majority, they might have attempted to poach our MLAs. However we’ve got were given an enormous majority of 71 seats (within the 90-member Chhattisgarh Meeting), that is why they (Bharatiya Janata Celebration) didn’t make such an strive.However now the ED is being misused…,” he added.

    The ED has been investigating an alleged coal levy cash laundering case in Chhattisgarh and raided premises related to a number of state govt officers, businessmen, ruling Congress leaders within the ultimate six months.

    The investigation pertains to “an enormous rip-off wherein an unlawful levy of Rs 25 in step with tonne was once being extorted for each tonne of coal transported in Chhattisgarh through a cartel involving senior bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians and middlemen, the company has mentioned.

    9 individuals, together with a Chhattisgarh-cadre IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and state administrative provider officer Saumya Chaurasia, had been arrested through the company thus far within the case since October ultimate yr.

    The ED on March 29 had performed searches towards Congress chief and Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar, his brother Anwar Dhebar, liquor businessman Baldev Singh Bhatia alias Pappu Bhatia and others.
     

  • Land for jobs ‘rip-off’: ED searches pan-India premises of Lalu Prasad’s circle of relatives, RJD leaders

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI/PATN: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday carried out searches in more than one towns of Bihar and different places, together with premises of former CM Lalu Prasad Yadav’s 3 daughters and RJD leaders, in reference to a cash laundering investigation into the land for jobs ‘rip-off’ case.

    The searches are protecting the premises connected to Prasad’s daughters Ragini Yadav, Chanda Yadav and Hema Yadav and previous RJD MLA Abu Dojana in Patna, Phulwari Sharif, Delhi-NCR, Ranchi and Mumbai, officers stated.

    The case relates to other folks allegedly given employment within the railways in go back for land parcels proficient or offered at affordable charges to the Yadav circle of relatives and its buddies, they stated.

    The CBI has filed a rate sheet within the case in opposition to Prasad, his spouse and previous Bihar leader minister Rabri Devi and 14 others beneath fees of legal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the entire accused were summoned on March 15, officers had stated.

    The ED case, filed beneath the legal sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act, stems from this CBI grievance.

    Each Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi have been puzzled by means of the CBI on this case just lately.

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    NEW DELHI/PATN: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday carried out searches in more than one towns of Bihar and different places, together with premises of former CM Lalu Prasad Yadav’s 3 daughters and RJD leaders, in reference to a cash laundering investigation into the land for jobs ‘rip-off’ case.

    The searches are protecting the premises connected to Prasad’s daughters Ragini Yadav, Chanda Yadav and Hema Yadav and previous RJD MLA Abu Dojana in Patna, Phulwari Sharif, Delhi-NCR, Ranchi and Mumbai, officers stated.

    The case relates to other folks allegedly given employment within the railways in go back for land parcels proficient or offered at affordable charges to the Yadav circle of relatives and its buddies, they stated.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The CBI has filed a rate sheet within the case in opposition to Prasad, his spouse and previous Bihar leader minister Rabri Devi and 14 others beneath fees of legal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the entire accused were summoned on March 15, officers had stated.

    The ED case, filed beneath the legal sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act, stems from this CBI grievance.

    Each Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi have been puzzled by means of the CBI on this case just lately.

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  • Land for jobs ‘rip-off’: ED conducts pan-India raid of Lalu Prasad’s circle of relatives, RJD leaders

    Categorical Information Carrier

    NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday performed pan-India raids and searches on no less than 24 places related to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav for suspected cash laundering within the wake of the land for Process rip-off for the duration when he used to be the railway minister.

    The searches have been performed on the premises related to Lalu’s relations and colleagues throughout more than a few places together with Delhi-NCR, Patna, Ranchi and Mumbai.

    The ED’s raids come shut on the heels of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) wondering Lalu, his spouse Rabri Devi and his daughter and Rajya Sabha MP Misa Bharti in reference to the corruption fees associated with the alleged rip-off.

    The ED’s motion is a follow-up at the CBI’s investigation, which is now probing the purchase of property through the Yadav circle of relatives within the wake of the proceeds generated through corrupt practices in wake of the rip-off. The CBI has already filed a chargesheet within the subject in 2022 October and extra investigations are underway. 

    Consistent with assets in ED the company raided 24 places based totally in Bihar, Delhi NCR, UP, Jharkhand and Haryana related to Lalu Yadav, his family members and shut buddies for possessing property disproportionate to recognized assets of source of revenue.

    Whilst searches on his members of the family incorporated the premises of Bihar deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav whose belongings in Delhi-NCR used to be raided. Different names that figured at the checklist have been Ragini Yadav, Hema Yadav, and Chanda Yadav – the 3 daughters of Lalu.

    The premises of Syed Abu Dojana, the previous RJD MLA of RJD and shut affiliate of Lalu used to be raided through the ED group who searched his workplace and place of abode within the Phulwarisharif space adjacent the Patna Airport. He’s going through investigations below the disproportionate property (DA) fees.

    Dojana used to be elected as RJD MLA from Sursand in Sitamarhi district prior to now. He additionally owns an actual property corporate Meridian Building Non-public Ltd which used to be developing a large mall in Danapur, a the city adjoining to Patna. As in step with allegations, the mall, the development of which has been stalled through a courtroom on a plea filed through ED, in fact belongs to Lalu’s circle of relatives with Dojana being the entrance.

    Previous in October closing 12 months, CBI had filed a chargesheet in opposition to Lalu Prasad, the previous railway minister, his spouse Rabri Devi and 14 others in reference to an alleged land-for-jobs rip-off throughout his tenure within the Railways.

    Lalu’s daughter Misa and a former basic supervisor of the Railways have been additionally named as accused within the fee sheet filed prior to a unique CBI courtroom lately. The initial enquiry into the subject used to be registered and initiated through the CBI on September 23, 2021, in connection to the alleged land-for-jobs rip-off within the Railways which used to be transformed into an FIR on Would possibly 18, 2022.

    Consistent with the company, People have been allegedly appointed as substitutes in team D positions inside 3 days of making use of in “undue haste” through Railway officers and have been later regularised when the “folks themselves or their members of the family transferred their land.”

    The transfers have been made via deeds within the identify of Rabri Devi and daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav, it used to be alleged. The CBI had alleged that land measuring about 1.05 lakh sq. ft in Patna used to be obtained through Prasad’s members of the family through making bills to the dealers in money.

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    NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday performed pan-India raids and searches on no less than 24 places related to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav for suspected cash laundering within the wake of the land for Process rip-off for the duration when he used to be the railway minister.

    The searches have been performed on the premises related to Lalu’s relations and colleagues throughout more than a few places together with Delhi-NCR, Patna, Ranchi and Mumbai.

    The ED’s raids come shut on the heels of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) wondering Lalu, his spouse Rabri Devi and his daughter and Rajya Sabha MP Misa Bharti in reference to the corruption fees associated with the alleged rip-off.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The ED’s motion is a follow-up at the CBI’s investigation, which is now probing the purchase of property through the Yadav circle of relatives within the wake of the proceeds generated through corrupt practices in wake of the rip-off. The CBI has already filed a chargesheet within the subject in 2022 October and extra investigations are underway. 

    Consistent with assets in ED the company raided 24 places based totally in Bihar, Delhi NCR, UP, Jharkhand and Haryana related to Lalu Yadav, his family members and shut buddies for possessing property disproportionate to recognized assets of source of revenue.

    Whilst searches on his members of the family incorporated the premises of Bihar deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav whose belongings in Delhi-NCR used to be raided. Different names that figured at the checklist have been Ragini Yadav, Hema Yadav, and Chanda Yadav – the 3 daughters of Lalu.

    The premises of Syed Abu Dojana, the previous RJD MLA of RJD and shut affiliate of Lalu used to be raided through the ED group who searched his workplace and place of abode within the Phulwarisharif space adjacent the Patna Airport. He’s going through investigations below the disproportionate property (DA) fees.

    Dojana used to be elected as RJD MLA from Sursand in Sitamarhi district prior to now. He additionally owns an actual property corporate Meridian Building Non-public Ltd which used to be developing a large mall in Danapur, a the city adjoining to Patna. As in step with allegations, the mall, the development of which has been stalled through a courtroom on a plea filed through ED, in fact belongs to Lalu’s circle of relatives with Dojana being the entrance.

    Previous in October closing 12 months, CBI had filed a chargesheet in opposition to Lalu Prasad, the previous railway minister, his spouse Rabri Devi and 14 others in reference to an alleged land-for-jobs rip-off throughout his tenure within the Railways.

    Lalu’s daughter Misa and a former basic supervisor of the Railways have been additionally named as accused within the fee sheet filed prior to a unique CBI courtroom lately. The initial enquiry into the subject used to be registered and initiated through the CBI on September 23, 2021, in connection to the alleged land-for-jobs rip-off within the Railways which used to be transformed into an FIR on Would possibly 18, 2022.

    Consistent with the company, People have been allegedly appointed as substitutes in team D positions inside 3 days of making use of in “undue haste” through Railway officers and have been later regularised when the “folks themselves or their members of the family transferred their land.”

    The transfers have been made via deeds within the identify of Rabri Devi and daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav, it used to be alleged. The CBI had alleged that land measuring about 1.05 lakh sq. ft in Patna used to be obtained through Prasad’s members of the family through making bills to the dealers in money.

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  • ED raids residential premises of 3 IAS officials, businessmen in Chhattisgarh

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    RAIPUR: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) groups performed in depth raids in over 12 places of senior executive officers and businessmen in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.

    In line with initial studies, the raids are underway within the districts of Raipur, Durg, and Mahasamund.

    Seek operations are proceeding on the legit apartments of 3 IAS officials, different officers, and a few businessmen in connection with reference to alleged disproportionate belongings and cash laundering instances.

    The bureaucrats whose residential premises have been searched integrated Raigarh collector Ranu Sahu, her husband JP Maurya (who’s Director of Mineral Assets and Mining JP Maurya), and Sameer Vishnoi, the CEO of Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society (CHiPS), resources published.

    The ED workforce additionally arrived on the residential premises of a few Congress leaders.

    Leader minister Bhupesh Baghel whilst reacting to the ED raids claimed that because the BJP-led Centre isn’t ready to confront (Congress), they’re taking the strengthen of the Central businesses. “Other people are actually conscious about how the BJP is misusing the central businesses. Such movements (raids) will proceed until the elections”, the CM stated.

    In July this 12 months, the investigation wing of the Source of revenue Tax (IT) division performed raids at a couple of places together with the residential premises of a deputy secretary within the leader minister’s place of business and of a distinguished businessman.

    The IT division later published that they discovered proof of unaccounted choice of over Rs 200 crores.

    Additional main points are awaited.

    RAIPUR: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) groups performed in depth raids in over 12 places of senior executive officers and businessmen in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.

    In line with initial studies, the raids are underway within the districts of Raipur, Durg, and Mahasamund.

    Seek operations are proceeding on the legit apartments of 3 IAS officials, different officers, and a few businessmen in connection with reference to alleged disproportionate belongings and cash laundering instances.

    The bureaucrats whose residential premises have been searched integrated Raigarh collector Ranu Sahu, her husband JP Maurya (who’s Director of Mineral Assets and Mining JP Maurya), and Sameer Vishnoi, the CEO of Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society (CHiPS), resources published.

    The ED workforce additionally arrived on the residential premises of a few Congress leaders.

    Leader minister Bhupesh Baghel whilst reacting to the ED raids claimed that because the BJP-led Centre isn’t ready to confront (Congress), they’re taking the strengthen of the Central businesses. “Other people are actually conscious about how the BJP is misusing the central businesses. Such movements (raids) will proceed until the elections”, the CM stated.

    In July this 12 months, the investigation wing of the Source of revenue Tax (IT) division performed raids at a couple of places together with the residential premises of a deputy secretary within the leader minister’s place of business and of a distinguished businessman.

    The IT division later published that they discovered proof of unaccounted choice of over Rs 200 crores.

    Additional main points are awaited.

  • Delhi Excise coverage: Enforcement Directorate seizes Rs 1 crore money after raids at 35 places

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has seized about Rs 1 crore in money after raids carried out in reference to a cash laundering investigation into the alleged irregularities within the now-scrapped Delhi excise coverage, reputable assets mentioned Saturday.

    The searches had been introduced on Friday at about 35 places in Delhi-NCR, Punjab and Telangana’s capital Hyderabad.

    A couple of crore money has been seized from a location right through the raids carried out in opposition to liquor businessmen, distribution corporations and related entities, assets mentioned.

    Some virtual units and paperwork had been additionally seized, they mentioned with out disclosing the places of the entire recoveries.

    Premises related to a director of a Delhi-based TV information organisation, who could also be at the board of a Telugu day-to-day, a city-based businessman whose corporation imports and distributes quite a lot of alcoholic drinks and a former Punjab MLA had been additionally searched by way of ED officers, they mentioned.

    The federal company has carried out greater than 103 raids on this case until now and remaining month arrested Sameer Mahandru, a liquor businessman and managing director of liquor production company-Indospirit.

    The cash laundering case stems from a CBI FIR that had named Delhi Deputy Leader Minister Manish Sisodia as an accused amongst others.

    The scheme got here beneath the scanner after Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena really useful a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities within the implementation of Delhi’s Excise Coverage 2021-22. He had additionally suspended 11 excise officers within the topic.

    The ED has wondered AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak and minister Satyendar Jain, who’s lodged in Tihar Prison, whilst the CBI wondered quite a few folks and arrested businessman, Vijay Nair.

    The CBI inquiry used to be really useful at the findings of the Delhi leader secretary’s document filed in July appearing prima facie violations of the Executive of Nationwide Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act 1991, Transaction of Trade Laws (ToBR)-1993, Delhi Excise Act-2009, and Delhi Excise Laws-2010, officers mentioned.

    Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whilst reacting to the ED raids on Friday mentioned loads of raids by way of central companies to search out proof in opposition to Sisodia yielded not anything as he did not do anything else improper.

    Time of loads of sleuths of the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is being wasted for “grimy politics”, he mentioned.

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has seized about Rs 1 crore in money after raids carried out in reference to a cash laundering investigation into the alleged irregularities within the now-scrapped Delhi excise coverage, reputable assets mentioned Saturday.

    The searches had been introduced on Friday at about 35 places in Delhi-NCR, Punjab and Telangana’s capital Hyderabad.

    A couple of crore money has been seized from a location right through the raids carried out in opposition to liquor businessmen, distribution corporations and related entities, assets mentioned.

    Some virtual units and paperwork had been additionally seized, they mentioned with out disclosing the places of the entire recoveries.

    Premises related to a director of a Delhi-based TV information organisation, who could also be at the board of a Telugu day-to-day, a city-based businessman whose corporation imports and distributes quite a lot of alcoholic drinks and a former Punjab MLA had been additionally searched by way of ED officers, they mentioned.

    The federal company has carried out greater than 103 raids on this case until now and remaining month arrested Sameer Mahandru, a liquor businessman and managing director of liquor production company-Indospirit.

    The cash laundering case stems from a CBI FIR that had named Delhi Deputy Leader Minister Manish Sisodia as an accused amongst others.

    The scheme got here beneath the scanner after Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena really useful a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities within the implementation of Delhi’s Excise Coverage 2021-22. He had additionally suspended 11 excise officers within the topic.

    The ED has wondered AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak and minister Satyendar Jain, who’s lodged in Tihar Prison, whilst the CBI wondered quite a few folks and arrested businessman, Vijay Nair.

    The CBI inquiry used to be really useful at the findings of the Delhi leader secretary’s document filed in July appearing prima facie violations of the Executive of Nationwide Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act 1991, Transaction of Trade Laws (ToBR)-1993, Delhi Excise Act-2009, and Delhi Excise Laws-2010, officers mentioned.

    Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whilst reacting to the ED raids on Friday mentioned loads of raids by way of central companies to search out proof in opposition to Sisodia yielded not anything as he did not do anything else improper.

    Time of loads of sleuths of the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is being wasted for “grimy politics”, he mentioned.

  • Pan-India raids: ED searches 40 places as a part of Delhi liquor coverage case

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The ED on Friday introduced contemporary raids at about 40 places around the nation as a part of a cash laundering investigation into alleged irregularities within the now scrapped Delhi Excise Coverage, legitimate resources stated.

    The searches are being performed at premises related to liquor businessmen, vendors and provide chain networks in Nellore and a few different towns in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi-NCR, they stated.

    That is the second one spherical of raids being performed by way of the federal company on this case after it first performed searches on September 6 at about 45 places around the nation.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) case of cash laundering within the excise coverage stems from a CBI FIR wherein Delhi Deputy Leader Minister Manish Sisodia and a few bureaucrats had been named as accused.

    The excise coverage has been rolled again now.

    The CBI had performed raids within the case on August 19, masking the Delhi flats of Sisodia (50), IAS officer and previous Delhi excise commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna, and 19 different places throughout seven states and Union Territories.

    Sisodia holds a couple of portfolios within the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi executive together with excise and training.

    The ED is probing if alleged irregularities had been performed within the components and execution of the Delhi Excise Coverage introduced out in November remaining 12 months and if some alleged “proceeds of crime” in the case of tainted cash was once generated by way of the accused.

    The company additionally is predicted to query AAP chief and minister Satyendar Jain within the Tihar prison in reference to this situation on Friday after it received permission from a neighborhood court docket to take action.

    NEW DELHI: The ED on Friday introduced contemporary raids at about 40 places around the nation as a part of a cash laundering investigation into alleged irregularities within the now scrapped Delhi Excise Coverage, legitimate resources stated.

    The searches are being performed at premises related to liquor businessmen, vendors and provide chain networks in Nellore and a few different towns in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi-NCR, they stated.

    That is the second one spherical of raids being performed by way of the federal company on this case after it first performed searches on September 6 at about 45 places around the nation.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) case of cash laundering within the excise coverage stems from a CBI FIR wherein Delhi Deputy Leader Minister Manish Sisodia and a few bureaucrats had been named as accused.

    The excise coverage has been rolled again now.

    The CBI had performed raids within the case on August 19, masking the Delhi flats of Sisodia (50), IAS officer and previous Delhi excise commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna, and 19 different places throughout seven states and Union Territories.

    Sisodia holds a couple of portfolios within the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi executive together with excise and training.

    The ED is probing if alleged irregularities had been performed within the components and execution of the Delhi Excise Coverage introduced out in November remaining 12 months and if some alleged “proceeds of crime” in the case of tainted cash was once generated by way of the accused.

    The company additionally is predicted to query AAP chief and minister Satyendar Jain within the Tihar prison in reference to this situation on Friday after it received permission from a neighborhood court docket to take action.

  • ED raids on Usher in belongings: Cong slams ‘vendetta politics’

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate raids on the head place of job of the Congress-owned Nationwide Usher in newspaper right here and different places evoked a pointy response from the Opposition birthday party which condemned the motion as “vendetta politics”, even because the ruling BJP asserted that regulation would take its personal path.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the top place of job of the Nationwide Usher in newspaper right here and 11 different places as a part of an ongoing cash laundering investigation, officers stated, every week after it puzzled Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.

    The searches had been performed underneath the prison sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) to “accumulate further proof with reference to the path of finances and they’re towards the ones entities who had been concerned within the Nationwide Usher in-linked transactions”, the officers stated.

    Reacting sharply, Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, “The raids on Usher in Area, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg are part of the ongoing assault towards India’s most important opposition — Indian Nationwide Congress.”

    “We strongly condemn this vendetta politics towards those that discuss up towards the Modi Government. You can not silence us!” he stated.

    Reacting to Ramesh’s allegation, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla requested if the denial of any aid to the Gandhi circle of relatives by way of courts on this topic used to be additionally “vendetta”.

    BJP normal secretary C T Ravi additionally answered to Ramesh’s rate, pronouncing there may be not anything “Indian nor Nationwide concerning the INC”.

    “Corrupt Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi are going through motion from the ED for the one explanation why that they looted the Congress within the Nationwide Usher in case. Slaves can name it vendetta, however the regulation will take its personal path,” Ravi stated.

    At a Congress birthday party press convention right here, birthday party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate stated the raids on Nationwide Usher in is a ploy to divert consideration from worth upward push and unemployment.

    “In Unbiased India, there may be possibly no different governmental and no different position, the place politics has sunk to this all-time low. To settle petty private ratings, to intimidate India’s opposition, the Modi executive is doing precisely what the British did throughout the liberty battle. Right through the liberty battle, the British had banned and had raided Nationwide Usher in, that is precisely what the Modi executive is doing,” Shrinate stated.

    “You’ve puzzled the Congress President for 3 days, you’ve puzzled the previous Congress President for fifty hours. Both the ED is totally incompetent and has now not been in a position to collect sufficient (proof) or the ED has in reality turn out to be the Election Division of the BJP and that appears to be precisely what the ED has lowered itself to,” she alleged.

    The truth of the day is there are handiest two problems that topic on this nation — worth upward push and unemployment — and regardless of how exhausting the federal government tries, the Congress will proceed to boost those related problems, Shrinate stated.

    “There could also be some individuals who could also be intimidated by way of what your businesses can do, the Indian Nationwide Congress is in no way a kind of. We condemn it, we can struggle it, however we can proceed to reveal the disasters of this executive as a result of the way forward for our early life is at stake because of unemployment and each and every Indian is struggling and reeling underneath top costs,” she stated.

    Congress MP Karti Chidambaram claimed that the ED has turn out to be a “weapon of mass destruction” and could be referred to as the “hatchet company” of the federal government.

    He made those remarks whilst hitting out on the BJP executive for the ED raids.

    Evaluating the ED with Stasi of East Germany and Schutzstaffel of Nazi Germany, Chidambaram stated, “Right through 2nd Global Conflict, Stasi used to be used as hatchet company for East Germany and Schutzstaffel by way of Nazi Germany. When the historical past of this nation is written, the ED will probably be referred to as the hatchet company of the BJP.”

    “The ED has now turn out to be a weapon of mass destruction. And all of the workout of the ED is handiest to embarrass or humiliate political fighters,” he alleged.

    He additional stated they’re being careworn for the transactions which were captured within the books of accounts and source of revenue tax returns filed.

    “I will’t see any reason an company would wish to raid premises after 12 years. Even by way of regulation, you are now not required to stay monetary data past 8 years. So that is just for the voyeuristic excitement of positive individuals who wish to see the opposition being beaten, humiliated and careworn,” Chidambaram informed journalists.

    The raids come after the probe company puzzled Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her MP son Rahul Gandhi at its headquarters right here.

    Whilst Sonia Gandhi used to be puzzled for greater than 11 hours, unfold over 3 rounds, final month, Rahul Gandhi used to be probed by way of the ED for 5 days, at durations, clocking over 50 hours in June.

    Senior Congress politicians like Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal had been additionally puzzled by way of the ED in April.

    The Nationwide Usher in is printed by way of the Related Journals Ltd.(AJL), and its maintaining corporate is Younger Indian.

    Officials of the federal company searched the place of job of the Nationwide Usher in positioned within the ‘Usher in Area’ development at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg close to ITO in central Delhi.

    The place of job is registered within the identify of AJL.

    NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate raids on the head place of job of the Congress-owned Nationwide Usher in newspaper right here and different places evoked a pointy response from the Opposition birthday party which condemned the motion as “vendetta politics”, even because the ruling BJP asserted that regulation would take its personal path.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the top place of job of the Nationwide Usher in newspaper right here and 11 different places as a part of an ongoing cash laundering investigation, officers stated, every week after it puzzled Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.

    The searches had been performed underneath the prison sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) to “accumulate further proof with reference to the path of finances and they’re towards the ones entities who had been concerned within the Nationwide Usher in-linked transactions”, the officers stated.

    Reacting sharply, Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, “The raids on Usher in Area, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg are part of the ongoing assault towards India’s most important opposition — Indian Nationwide Congress.”

    “We strongly condemn this vendetta politics towards those that discuss up towards the Modi Government. You can not silence us!” he stated.

    Reacting to Ramesh’s allegation, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla requested if the denial of any aid to the Gandhi circle of relatives by way of courts on this topic used to be additionally “vendetta”.

    BJP normal secretary C T Ravi additionally answered to Ramesh’s rate, pronouncing there may be not anything “Indian nor Nationwide concerning the INC”.

    “Corrupt Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi are going through motion from the ED for the one explanation why that they looted the Congress within the Nationwide Usher in case. Slaves can name it vendetta, however the regulation will take its personal path,” Ravi stated.

    At a Congress birthday party press convention right here, birthday party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate stated the raids on Nationwide Usher in is a ploy to divert consideration from worth upward push and unemployment.

    “In Unbiased India, there may be possibly no different governmental and no different position, the place politics has sunk to this all-time low. To settle petty private ratings, to intimidate India’s opposition, the Modi executive is doing precisely what the British did throughout the liberty battle. Right through the liberty battle, the British had banned and had raided Nationwide Usher in, that is precisely what the Modi executive is doing,” Shrinate stated.

    “You’ve puzzled the Congress President for 3 days, you’ve puzzled the previous Congress President for fifty hours. Both the ED is totally incompetent and has now not been in a position to collect sufficient (proof) or the ED has in reality turn out to be the Election Division of the BJP and that appears to be precisely what the ED has lowered itself to,” she alleged.

    The truth of the day is there are handiest two problems that topic on this nation — worth upward push and unemployment — and regardless of how exhausting the federal government tries, the Congress will proceed to boost those related problems, Shrinate stated.

    “There could also be some individuals who could also be intimidated by way of what your businesses can do, the Indian Nationwide Congress is in no way a kind of. We condemn it, we can struggle it, however we can proceed to reveal the disasters of this executive as a result of the way forward for our early life is at stake because of unemployment and each and every Indian is struggling and reeling underneath top costs,” she stated.

    Congress MP Karti Chidambaram claimed that the ED has turn out to be a “weapon of mass destruction” and could be referred to as the “hatchet company” of the federal government.

    He made those remarks whilst hitting out on the BJP executive for the ED raids.

    Evaluating the ED with Stasi of East Germany and Schutzstaffel of Nazi Germany, Chidambaram stated, “Right through 2nd Global Conflict, Stasi used to be used as hatchet company for East Germany and Schutzstaffel by way of Nazi Germany. When the historical past of this nation is written, the ED will probably be referred to as the hatchet company of the BJP.”

    “The ED has now turn out to be a weapon of mass destruction. And all of the workout of the ED is handiest to embarrass or humiliate political fighters,” he alleged.

    He additional stated they’re being careworn for the transactions which were captured within the books of accounts and source of revenue tax returns filed.

    “I will’t see any reason an company would wish to raid premises after 12 years. Even by way of regulation, you are now not required to stay monetary data past 8 years. So that is just for the voyeuristic excitement of positive individuals who wish to see the opposition being beaten, humiliated and careworn,” Chidambaram informed journalists.

    The raids come after the probe company puzzled Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her MP son Rahul Gandhi at its headquarters right here.

    Whilst Sonia Gandhi used to be puzzled for greater than 11 hours, unfold over 3 rounds, final month, Rahul Gandhi used to be probed by way of the ED for 5 days, at durations, clocking over 50 hours in June.

    Senior Congress politicians like Mallikarjun Kharge and Pawan Bansal had been additionally puzzled by way of the ED in April.

    The Nationwide Usher in is printed by way of the Related Journals Ltd.(AJL), and its maintaining corporate is Younger Indian.

    Officials of the federal company searched the place of job of the Nationwide Usher in positioned within the ‘Usher in Area’ development at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg close to ITO in central Delhi.

    The place of job is registered within the identify of AJL.

  • Police probing FIR in opposition to Sanjay Raut search unique audio from complainant to spot caller

    By way of PTI

    MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police probing the prison intimidation case in opposition to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut is watching for the unique audio recorded by means of the girl complainant and can put up it to the forensic science laboratory in Kalina to spot the caller, an legitimate stated on Tuesday.

    A First Data Document (FIR) used to be registered in opposition to Raut on Sunday underneath quite a lot of sections of the Indian Penal Code together with insulting the modesty of the girl on a criticism lodged by means of a witness in a cash laundering case being probed by means of the Enforcement Directorate, claiming she used to be threatened.

    Lately, an audio clip during which a male voice will also be heard threatening a girl the use of foul language went viral.

    The legitimate stated the complainant had submitted the audio clip to the police in a pen power, however the police need the unique audio which used to be recorded in 2016.

    “After we pay money for the unique recording, we will be able to search the assistance of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to determine the id of the caller,” he stated.

    Police have invoked sections 504 (insult with intent to impress breach of the peace), 506 (Punishment for prison intimidation), and 509 (aspiring to insult the modesty of a girl) of the Indian Penal Code of their FIR in opposition to Raut.

    The complainant registered her observation with the police on Sunday. She used to be equipped safety as asked by means of her.

    The lady had approached the police claiming she used to be given rape and homicide danger in a typed paper, which used to be inserted in a newspaper brought to her on July 15.

    The ED arrested Raut on Sunday evening in reference to a cash laundering case rising from a chawl redevelopment scheme in Mumbai. He used to be remanded in ED custody until August 4 on Monday.

    MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police probing the prison intimidation case in opposition to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut is watching for the unique audio recorded by means of the girl complainant and can put up it to the forensic science laboratory in Kalina to spot the caller, an legitimate stated on Tuesday.

    A First Data Document (FIR) used to be registered in opposition to Raut on Sunday underneath quite a lot of sections of the Indian Penal Code together with insulting the modesty of the girl on a criticism lodged by means of a witness in a cash laundering case being probed by means of the Enforcement Directorate, claiming she used to be threatened.

    Lately, an audio clip during which a male voice will also be heard threatening a girl the use of foul language went viral.

    The legitimate stated the complainant had submitted the audio clip to the police in a pen power, however the police need the unique audio which used to be recorded in 2016.

    “After we pay money for the unique recording, we will be able to search the assistance of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to determine the id of the caller,” he stated.

    Police have invoked sections 504 (insult with intent to impress breach of the peace), 506 (Punishment for prison intimidation), and 509 (aspiring to insult the modesty of a girl) of the Indian Penal Code of their FIR in opposition to Raut.

    The complainant registered her observation with the police on Sunday. She used to be equipped safety as asked by means of her.

    The lady had approached the police claiming she used to be given rape and homicide danger in a typed paper, which used to be inserted in a newspaper brought to her on July 15.

    The ED arrested Raut on Sunday evening in reference to a cash laundering case rising from a chawl redevelopment scheme in Mumbai. He used to be remanded in ED custody until August 4 on Monday.