New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested RJD Rajya Sabha MP Amrendra Dhari Singh in fertiliser scam. He was arrested from his Delhi’s Defence Colony residence.
The company had booked Singh below PMLA on the idea of an FIR filed by CBI final month.
The CBI registered a case on the idea of references from Ministry of Chemical & Fertilizer, Department of Fertilizers, and different data towards former MD & CEO of Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative Limited (IFFCO), former MD of Indian Potash Limited (IPL), and a few others.
It was alleged that IFFCO and Indian Potash Limited have been importing large portions of fertilizers operating into a number of hundreds of metric tonnes and uncooked supplies for fertilizers from varied overseas suppliers.
It was additionally alleged that in order to cheat the central authorities by claiming increased subsidy, the officers have been importing fertilizers and uncooked supplies by M/s. Kisan International Trading FZE in Dubai (a subsidiary of IFFCO) and different middlemen at extremely inflated charges overlaying the fee meant for the accused.
According to ED, searches are being carried out on the workplace and residential premises of the accused at 12 areas together with Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai and so on.
