ED raids Haryana Congress's Sonepat MLA, former INLD legislator in ‘illegal mining’ case probe - Punjabi News

Published on: 04 Jan 2024 at 11:41 AM

ED raids Haryana Congress’s Sonepat MLA, former INLD legislator in ‘illegal mining’ case probe

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The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, January 4

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided locations of Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar, former INLD legislator Dilbag Singh and some others as part of a money-laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in Yamunanagar district of the state, official sources said.

As many as 20 locations of the two politicians and linked entities in Yamunanagar, Sonepat, Mohali, Faridabad, Chandigarh and Karnal are being searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

While Panwar is a member of the Haryana Assembly from Sonepat, Singh has represented the Yamunanagar seat from the Indian National Lok Dal.

The ED teams are escorted by armed personnel of central paramilitary forces.

The money-laundering case stems from several FIRs of Haryana Police registered to probe alleged illegal mining of boulders, gravel and sand that took place in the past in Yamunanagar and nearby districts even after the lease expiry period and court’s order.

The central agency is also probing alleged fraud in the ‘e-Ravana’ scheme, an online portal that was brought by the Haryana government in 2020 to simplify collection of royalties, and taxes and to prevent tax evasion in mining areas.