Delhi, 6 February (H.S): The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on Tuesday at the premises of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant Bibhav Kumar and several individuals associated with the Aam Aadmi Party.
These raids were part of a money laundering probe related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). Around 10-12 locations in Delhi were searched under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED is investigating the tendering process of the DJB and has already arrested a retired chief engineer and a contractor. On Monday, their remand was extended by five days as the ED claimed that their further interrogation was necessary to uncover a larger conspiracy.
The raids took place on the same day when Delhi cabinet minister Atishi promised to expose the agency. She accused the ED of deleting audio recordings of witness statements and claimed that the agency was trying to intimidate the AAP. Atishi also stated that searches were being conducted at the residences of party’s national treasurer N D Gupta and his personal assistant, as well as CM Kejriwal’s PA.
The ED is investigating two separate cases of irregularities in DJB’s tendering process, based on an FIR by CBI and Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of Delhi government. The CBI FIR alleged that officials of DJB had given undue advantage to NKG Infrastructure.
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