In a giant improvement, the Enforcement Directorate staff is conducting raids at about 12 areas linked to Aam Aadmi Party leaders, and Delhi authorities officers together with the residence of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s private secretary as a part of its cash laundering probe. The ED raids are underway on the residences of former members of Delhi Jal Board Shalabh Kumar, AAP Rajya Sabha MP ND Gupta, and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s private secretary Bibhav Kumar amongst different AAP officers.
Bibhav Kumar was earlier grilled by the ED in February final yr amid the allegations of destruction and concealing of proof, amongst different issues, within the Delhi excise rip-off. The raids got here hours forward of Aam Aadmi Party’s press convention right this moment. The AAP had claimed that it could expose ED within the press convention. Addressing the press convention, AAP chief and Delhi authorities minister Atishi stated that raids are being carried out to cease the expose. She stated that Aam Aadmi Party is just not afraid of the raids and ED motion. The Delhi authorities minister claimed that the ED has neither discovered the money nor any proof within the final two years within the alleged excise rip-off case.
“I am going to expose the ED today. Many of the statements that the ED claims to have are fake. Many witnesses have claimed that they gave statements against AAP leaders under pressure and threat from the ED,” allged Atishi.
Reacting to the raids, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari stated that elections are close to and PM Modi’s occasion is dropping. “ED, CBI and Income Tax departments are acting as their (BJP’s) frontal organisations. Congress will not be scared, we will fight.”
The newest improvement got here within the wake of the probe company shifting a courtroom in Delhi towards the AAP nationwide convenor for skipping its summons for the fifth time in a case linked to the excise coverage case. The Enforcement Directorate on February 3 moved the Rouse Avenue Court and filed a grievance towards Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not complying with the summons issued by the company within the Delhi liquor coverage cash laundering case.Â
ED on February 3 filed a contemporary grievance case below Section 190 (1)(a) Cr.P.C. r/w. Section 200 Cr.P.C., 1973 r/w. Section 174 IPC, 1860 r/w. Section 63 (4) of PMLA, 2002 for non-attendance in compliance with Section 50, PMLA, 2002. On February 2, 2024, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal skipped the Enforcement Directorate’s summons for the fifth time in reference to the cash laundering probe associated to irregularities within the Delhi excise coverage 2021-22 case.
