ED raids residences of ex-Punjab ministers Dharamkot and Gilzian in forest scam probe

The names of former Punjab ministers among other accused cropped up during the investigation by the state Vigilance Bureau. In September, ED filed a petition in a special court in Punjab seeking further investigation into money laundering and to get all the documents related to the forest scam. After the court’s order, the Vigilance Bureau handed over all the relevant documents to ED. Following the initial probe, the ED sleuths conducted the raids at over a dozen locations on November 30.

In the raid, one of the important pieces of evidence related to the case has been collected by the officials of ED, according to reports. The ED officials are likely to issue summons to the accused for further interrogation in the case. According to the reports, the important evidence linking to the case has been found during the raid at Nitin Bansal’s residence in Ashok Vihar, Delhi.

In view of the established evidence, the authorities will soon be sending summons to the Punjab Congress leaders and other accused in Delhi who have been found to be linked with the case.

As per the reports, Nitin Bansal played a middleman in the money laundering case. He allegedly played a crucial role in introducing the politicians to government officials. Following the evidence, Bansal is going to be called to the zonal office of EC in Jalandhar for further interrogation.