Exam paper leak case: ED raids Rajasthan Congress chief, others in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday, October 26, raided Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief Govind Singh Dotasra's residence in money laundering case related to exam paper leak matter. The search is underway at nearly two dozen other locations in connection with the case.

An armed escort of central paramilitary force CRPF accompanied the ED teams.

The development took place with just a month left for state assembly election wherein incumbent Congress and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party are locked in fierce battle.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot too posted a message confirming the raids on Dotasra and about a ED summon to his son Vaibhav Gehlot, saying the ED raids are being done everyday in the state "as the BJP does not want that Congress party's guarantees reach the women, farmers and the poor."

Dotasra is the Congress candidate from Lacchmangarh seat of Sikar against BJP's Subhash Maharia. He is also the sitting MLA from this seat. The premises of Dotasra, a former minister for school education, in Sikar and Jaipur were raided.

Omprakash Hudla, the party candidate from Mahua seat in Dausa, and some others are being searched.

Former RPSC member Babulal Katara and another person identified as Anil Kumar Meena were arrested by the ED in this case. It had first raided multiple locations in Rajasthan as part of this investigation in June.\