2024-03-27 05:32:51
New Delhi : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has seized Rs 2.54 crore in ‘unaccounted’ cash during searches in various cities in connection with a case of alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Act (FEMA). A part of it was kept hidden in the ‘washing machine’. The ED said in a statement that searches were conducted at the premises of companies like Capricornian Shipping and Logistics Pvt Ltd and its directors Vijay Kumar Shukla and Sanjay Goswami and related companies.
Raids were conducted on many companies
According to the federal agency, these associated companies include the premises of Lakshmiton Maritime, Hindustan International, Rajnandini Metals Ltd, Stewart Alloys India Pvt Ltd, Bhagyanagar Ltd, Vinayak Steels Ltd, Vashishtha Construction Pvt Ltd and their directors/partners Sandeep Garg, Vinod Kedia and others. Was searched.
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Date of search not given
However, the ED did not say when these searches were conducted at various places in Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and in Kurukshetra in Haryana. The agency also did not mention where the cash was kept in the ‘washing machine’ which has been seized. During the search, unaccounted cash worth Rs 2.54 crore was found, a part of which was hidden in the ‘washing machine’. ED said that transactions from a total of 47 bank accounts have also been frozen.
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Before this, ED is being accused of being a puppet in the hands of the government. The opposition says that at the behest of the government, the ED is taking action only against the leaders of the opposition parties. ED recently arrested Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and former Telangana CM C Chandrashekhar Rao’s daughter K in the alleged scam in Delhi Liquor Policy. Kavita has also been arrested. Kavita was taken to Tihar Jail on Tuesday itself.