Punjab: ED Raids PSIEC Offices, Ex-Officials in ₹8.73-Cr Industrial Plot Allotment Probe
The probe centers on alleged fake firms, fictitious addresses and plot diversions that officials said caused losses to the state exchequer.
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Punjab: ED raids PSIEC offices, ex-officials in ₹8.73-cr industrial plot allotment probe
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched searches across 11 locations in Punjab, including the Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation (PSIEC) headquarters, regarding a money laundering case involving the illegal industrial plot allotment that resulted in an ₹8
Industrial Plot Allotment Scam | Punjab CMO officials on radar, ED searches 11 locations; A witch-hunt to target Mann
Sources said that ED’s action was related to the ongoing investigations into the money laundering case against Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora. However, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party termed the ED action a witch-hunt and "political vendetta" by the BJP-led union government.
The ED has conducted raids on the residences and offices of YSRCP leader Malla Vijaya Prasad. An ED team from Bihar is conducting searches at several places in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.
AAP's Statement On ED Raid On PSIDC Officials
The massive public anger against the ‘ED Party’ (BJP), as witnessed during the Jantar Mantar protest, has clearly rattled Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Instead of addressing the growing public outrage, the ED Party (BJP) has chosen to misuse central agencies and pursue political vendetta against its opponents. The ED Party (BJP) has already deployed the ED, CBI and Income Tax Department against Punjab and CM Bhagwant Singh Mann. Despite repeated…
ED has raided the PSIDC office located in Sector-17 of Punjab. Teams from Chandigarh and Delhi conducted the raid. Sources have revealed that this action was taken in a case related to Minister Sanjeev Arora. The teams took some documents in their possession. However, no disclosure was made about it. Meanwhile, opposition leader Pratap Singh Bajwa said in this regard that the CM should answer for the ED raid. Teams had reached in the morning its…
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