ED raids premises of former UP minister Gayatri Prajapati in PMLA case

Image Source : PTI ED raids premises of former UP minister Gayatri Prajapati in PMLA case
The ED on Wednesday raided a number of places of former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati in reference to a cash laundering case probe in opposition to him, official sources mentioned.

Seven places in Lucknow, Kanpur and Amethi are being searched by the central probe company beneath sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

A chartered accountant of Prajapati based mostly in Kanpur, “benami holders” in Amethi and Prajapati’s home and workplace in state capital Lucknow are being searched, they mentioned.

The former minister, together with others, is accused of raping a lady and trying to molest her minor daughter.
 Prajapati was arrested and despatched to jail on March 15, 2017 and he’s at present present process therapy for varied illnesses on the KGMU in Lucknow.
The ED is probing Prajapati, a minister within the then Samajwadi Party authorities led by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, on costs of possessing alleged disproportionate property.
The ED probe is linked to 2 FIRs filed by the CBI in opposition to him and others final yr in reference to the unlawful sand mining case.
Prajapati and 4 IAS officers of the state had been booked by the CBI, on the idea of which the ED filed its cash laundering case.
The CBI had booked the then principal secretary Jiwesh Nandan, particular secretary Santosh Kumar, then district magistrates Abhay and Vivek.
The Uttar Pradesh authorities had mandated e-tendering for renewal and award of contemporary lease for sand mining within the state on May 31, 2012, which was upheld by the Allahabad High Court on January 29, 2013.
In the case involving Prajapati, the CBI had alleged that beneficiaries Shiv Singh and Sukhraj used the affect of the minister to get their lease renewed.
It was alleged that Nandan, Kumar after which district Justice of the Peace of Fatehpur Abhay allegedly conspired with the minister to get the lease renewed within the matter of Sukhraj in 2014 whereas Singh managed to get his lease renewed in 2012. The lease was allegedly renewed in violation of e-tendering coverage of the state authorities.
In the second case, the company has alleged that Vivek whereas posted because the DM in Deoria allowed renewal of lease of 1 Sharda Yadav. Yadav, whose petition for renewal of lease was dismissed by the Allahabad High Court on April 5, 2013, managed to get it renewed subsequent day in conspiracy with Vivek and different officers of the district, the CBI had alleged.
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