Illegal mining case: ED conducts contemporary raids in a number of areas in Jharkhand
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By PTI
RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided a number of areas in Jharkhand on Wednesday as a part of an ongoing money-laundering investigation into alleged unlawful mining within the state, official sources mentioned.
The federal probe company will cowl about 17-20 premises within the state as a part of the operation.
The searches have been carried out after contemporary info got here to the fore following the questioning of Pankaj Mishra, a political aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and Mishra’s affiliate and muscleman Bachhu Yadav, the sources mentioned.
Both Mishra and Yadav have been arrested by the ED on this case a while in the past.
The ED probe started after the company raided Mishra and his alleged associates on July 8, protecting 19 areas in Sahibganj, Barhet, Rajmahal, Mirza Chauki and Barharwa in Jharkhand within the case linked to alleged cases of unlawful mining and extortion.
The searches have been launched after the ED filed a case below the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) towards Mishra and others in March, alleging that the previous “illegally grabbed or amassed huge assets in his favour”.
Soon after the July raids, the ED seized funds amounting to Rs 13.32 crore mendacity in 50 financial institution accounts.
“The evidence collected during the course of the investigation, including the statements of various persons, digital evidence and documents, revealed that the seized cash or bank balance is derived from illegal mining being rampantly done in the Sahibganj area, including the forest area,” the company had mentioned.
It had mentioned it was probing the path of Rs 100 crore of “proceeds of crime” generated from unlawful mining operations in Jharkhand.
RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided a number of areas in Jharkhand on Wednesday as a part of an ongoing money-laundering investigation into alleged unlawful mining within the state, official sources mentioned.
The federal probe company will cowl about 17-20 premises within the state as a part of the operation.
The searches have been carried out after contemporary info got here to the fore following the questioning of Pankaj Mishra, a political aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and Mishra’s affiliate and muscleman Bachhu Yadav, the sources mentioned.
Both Mishra and Yadav have been arrested by the ED on this case a while in the past.
The ED probe started after the company raided Mishra and his alleged associates on July 8, protecting 19 areas in Sahibganj, Barhet, Rajmahal, Mirza Chauki and Barharwa in Jharkhand within the case linked to alleged cases of unlawful mining and extortion.
The searches have been launched after the ED filed a case below the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) towards Mishra and others in March, alleging that the previous “illegally grabbed or amassed huge assets in his favour”.
Soon after the July raids, the ED seized funds amounting to Rs 13.32 crore mendacity in 50 financial institution accounts.
“The evidence collected during the course of the investigation, including the statements of various persons, digital evidence and documents, revealed that the seized cash or bank balance is derived from illegal mining being rampantly done in the Sahibganj area, including the forest area,” the company had mentioned.
It had mentioned it was probing the path of Rs 100 crore of “proceeds of crime” generated from unlawful mining operations in Jharkhand.
