The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Dhiraj Sahu, the Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand, in connection with a money laundering case in which former chief minister Hemant Soren was earlier arrested. The investigation agency had carried out searches in Haryana's Gurugram and Kolkata in West Bengal on Wednesday, sources told PTI.
During the search operation, ED found several crucial pieces of evidence currently being investigated in detail.
In December last year, Sahu was in the news after the Income-Tax Department recovered ₹351.8 crore cash -- an all-time high seizure -- while carrying out raids against Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Private Ltd. (BDPL), which is promoted by the Congress leader's family.
On January 29, a search operation was carried out at Soren's residence in the national capital wherein a blue-coloured BMW car and cash to the tune of ₹36 lakh were seized.
According to sources, the central agency wants to question and record the Congress leader's statement in connection with his purported links with Soren and the BMW car.
During the investigation, it came to light that the seized car was registered at the address of a company named Bhagwan Das Holding Private Limited. It was revealed that the address of this company which is situated in Manesar is directly linked to Sahu, sources added.
As part of the investigation, the agency has also received inputs related to a shell company, sources shared, adding that ED could make a big disclosure in connection with the case soon.
The central agency suspects this vehicle is linked to Sahu through some ‘benami’ way, PTI reported.
On January 31, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Hemant Soren on money laundering charges linked to an alleged illegal land acquisition and possession case.
Before being formally arrested by the ED, Soren resigned as the Jharkhand Chief Minister. Currently, he is in ED custody.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
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