Tag: Enforcement Directorate

Tejashwi Yadav will not appear before ED today in the case of land-for-job scam, sources claim

Land For Job Scam: Tejashwi Yadav, the deputy chief minister of Bihar, was called before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today for the land-for-job scam. However, Tejasvi Yadav will not be appearing before the ED today, as per information obtained from RJD sources, as Tejasvi just returned to Patna from Delhi yesterday. Lalu-Tejashwi was summoned by the ED to appear for questioning on December 22, which is today.

Speaking to reporters at the Patna airport on Thursday night after arriving back from Delhi, Tejashwi had stated that all of this will go on until the Lok Sabha elections. Tejashwi Yadav added that autonomous agencies are being misused by the central government.

Let us inform you that Tejashwi Yadav, former chief minister of Bihar and leader of the RJD Lalu Prasad Yadav, and former chief minister Rabri Devi have all been indicted in the land-for-jobs scandal. About the updated charge sheet in the suspected land-for-job fraud case, the court granted bail to former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Rabri Devi, and other individuals on October 4.

ED summons Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, summons sent for the sixth time in land scam case

Land Scam Case: Hemant Soren, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, has received a new summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear in person for questioning about a money laundering case involving purported land scam.

According to official sources, Soren has been requested to record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday at the ED office. This information was released on Monday. On December 12, Chief Minister Soren is scheduled to appear before the federal agency.

Soren has received six notices from the Enforcement Directorate, but he hasn’t even made an appearance in front of the organization. The summons was sent out in August, but CM Soren had disregarded it, saying he was preoccupied with the state’s Independence Day celebrations.

Following this, he was noticed to return on August 24 and September 9, but he did not show up in front of the ED due to a busy schedule.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren has previously filed a Supreme Court petition contesting the validity of the ED summons. On the other hand, the Supreme Court told him to go to the High Court. The CM again challenged the ED summons in the High Court in such a situation.

ED raid on the premises of Bacha Rai, the mastermind of topper scam, was building a school by occupying the seized land

Bihar Topper Scam: On Saturday, December 9, the ED team arrived in Vaishali, Bihar, in the morning to carry out a raid. Many locations are being raided by ED, including schools, colleges, and Bacha Rai’s House of Education Mafia. The raid involved around 50 people, including police and ED.

The location of this raid is in Bhagwanpur’s Kiratpur Rajarampur. The 2016 Bihar Board inter-topper scam’s mastermind is Bachha Rai. Bacha Rai’s land was seized by ED due to his disproportionate riches. Later, Bacha Rai began to progressively take ownership of the assets that the ED had confiscated. In this case, the ED has also filed a complaint at the police station.

Bachha Rai had taken over the building seized by ED and was planning to open an intermediate school there when it was seized by ED. Additionally, he applied to the Bihar Board.

ED officer arrested in Tamil Nadu for taking bribe of Rs 20 lakh

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Tamil Nadu has an official under arrest, according to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC). The ED officer was detained by DVAC on suspicion of accepting a bribe. The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) provided this information on Friday.

The ED officer is charged with accepting a Rs 20 lakh bribe. DVAC is currently investigating the Madurai sub-regional ED office. There have already been arrests of ED officials for taking bribes before this.

An ED subregional office in Madurai conducted the investigation after detaining the suspect in Dindigul. State police officers were stationed outside the central government building during this period. Ankit Tiwari was the name of the arrested officer, according to an official release from DVAC. He is employed by the Central Government’s Madurai Enforcement Department as an enforcement officer.

ED raids several places in Jammu and Kashmir in Rs 223 crore cooperative bank fraud case

Jammu and Kashmir: In the context of its investigation into the over Rs 223 crore scam at the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Bank, the Enforcement Directorate raided multiple places in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

This fraud was carried out using the purportedly fake River Jhelum Cooperative House Building Society name.

The report also states that the ED is conducting raids on the former bank chairman’s premises. The fraudulent act was carried out under the guise of the River Jhelum Cooperative Housing Building Association, a fictitious residential association.

Under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), raids were carried out by the ED’s Srinagar office.

ED raids the residence of former Forest Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, search continues at Amloh house

Punjab: In connection to the alleged forest scam, the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at various locations in Punjab, including the home of former Congress minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot. The former minister’s home in Amloh’s Ward No. 6 was raided by a Jalandhar ED team.

Early this morning, the ED conducted a raid on Sadhu Singh’s Amloh residence. There is news that Sadhu Singh Dharamsot is not at home at this period. At home, there are his wife and son. Meanwhile, ED’s action against Sadhu Singh Dharamsot continues.

Let us inform you that Sadhu Singh Dharamsot served as the Chief Minister of the Congress under Captain Amarinder Singh. In addition to Dharamsot, the ED has also raided the homes of close relatives of some of the forest department’s contractors. Allow us to inform you that the former minister was detained on suspicion of corruption last year.

Shock to Sonia-Rahul Gandhi, ED’s big action in National Herald case, property worth Rs 752 crore seized

National Herald Case: In the case of the National Herald, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken major action. Tuesday’s significant action saw the ED seize assets from Young India and Associated Journals Limited (AJL), two companies connected to the Congress, totaling more than Rs 751 crore.

National Herald House in Delhi, Nehru Bhawan in Lucknow, and National Herald House in Mumbai are among the properties that the ED has attached a list of.

The Enforcement Directorate has sequestered assets worth Rs 90 crore from a business connected to Young Indian, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and Sonia Gandhi as part of the National Herald case inquiry.

“ED has issued an order for provisional attachment of properties worth Rs 751.9 crore in a money-laundering case investigated under PMLA, 2002,” the Enforcement Director tweeted.

In 2012, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy initially brought a private suit before the Patiala House Court in Delhi. Declaring that it was unlawful to pay barely Rs 50 lakh for a firm valued at Rs 2000 crore, he had asked that Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and other prominent Congressmen be charged with crimes in connection with the transaction.

Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody extended till December 11 in Delhi excise policy case

Delhi Excise Policy Case: Manish Sisodia, a prominent leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and a former deputy chief minister, continues to face difficulties in the money laundering case involving the Delhi government’s new excise policy. The AAP leader appeared at Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday in the most recent instance.

In the Delhi Excise Policy case, Rouse Avenue Court has granted Manish Sisodia and others an extension of judicial custody until December 11. The ED has not yet filed various documents against the accused, according to the court, which heard the matter in detail.

In the meantime, the court expressed its dissatisfaction with the attorneys and requested that they finish the 207 CrPC compliance as soon as possible in order to begin the hearing. The court also set a date for arguments on Benoy Babu’s temporary bail request, November 24, and gave notice to ED.

ED notices to Govind Singh Dotasra’s sons in paper leak case

In the paper leak case, the ED has sent notices to the two sons of Govind Singh Dotasra, the president of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress. Avinash Dotasra and Abhilash have been summoned to Delhi for interrogations on November 7 and 8, respectively.

Notably, the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in Sikar and Jaipur not too long ago. Remarkably, the ED had summoned the son of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to Delhi in the past to examine him about a previous case. PCC Chief’s sons have also been summoned following Gehlot’s son.

Recently, the ED raided a Sikar coaching institute. There are rumors that a prominent member of Congress owns this coaching center. However, his name is not showing up. The RPS husband of the operator of the coaching institute has had his cell phone confiscated by the ED. He has provided vital information to the ED. Perhaps on the basis of this, ED has called both of PCC Chief Dotasra’s sons. The PCC Chief, however, claims that the ED is carrying out the raids at the BJP‘s request.

CM Kejriwal will not appear before ED today, said – notice is illegal and politically motivated

Delhi Liquor Scam Updates: Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal was called by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday, November 2, to appear for interrogation about the Delhi Liquor Policy scam. Kejriwal declared that the notification sent for questioning is unlawful and politically motivated before responding to the ED‘s inquiries.

Today, CM Arvind Kejriwal is not appear before ED. Based on the information obtained, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and CM Kejriwal, have departed for Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, to participate in an electoral campaign.

He claimed that the notice was delivered at the BJP‘s request so that he could not run for office in the four states that will hold elections. Withdrawing the notice right away is necessary.

Notably, in the interim, the ED has tightened its hold on a different minister in the Delhi administration. ED has arrived at the house of Delhi Government Social Welfare Minister Rajkumar Anand. The official residence of the minister in Civil Lines is being searched by the ED team. Sources claim that searches are being carried out by the ED over the money laundering case.

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