Last year, the federal agency had conducted at least two rounds of raids in the case related to the central government programme.
The raids are being conducted at the premises of three prominent leaders of the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. The alleged irregularities in municipality recruitments came to the fore when the investigative agency arrested Kolkata-based builder Ayan Sheel on March 19, 2023.
According to official sources, the agency has launched a probe on approximately seven locations in Mumbai, including the residences of Waikar, his partners, and other related individuals. Waikar is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly representing the Jogeshwari East constituency.
ED raids in Haryana: The money laundering case stems from several FIRs of the Haryana Police registered to probe alleged illegal mining that took place in Yamuna Nagar and nearby districts in the past.
The ED is currently examining Kejriwal's five-page reply sent to the investigating officer of the case on Wednesday and may reject his charges of calling the summons illegal.
The searches are being carried out at over 10 locations, including Jharkhand CM's press advisor Abhishek Prasad's residence and the residence of Sahebganj Deputy Commissioner.
MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the Chhattisgarh government had all the power to recommend shutting down of website under Sec 69A IT Act but it did not take any action.
The raids are being conducted in the state capital Jaipur and Dausa as part of its money laundering investigation into the alleged Jal Jivan Mission scam. Earlier in September, the ED had seized gold and silver worth Rs 5.86 crore during the raids.
Chhattisgarh election: A seizure of around Rs 5 crore in cash in an election-bound state is a huge success as a few politicians use money power to lure voters to vote in their favour. The election commission with the help of security agencies tries to prevent the usage of money power in the polls
AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand's premises were raided by ED starting Thursday early morning. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been issued a summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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Rajasthan: The ED teams raided seven locations, including the Congress state president and a candidate of the ruling party in the state's premises in the paper leak case. The development is set to intensify the poll battle in the state as Rajasthan will vote on November 25.
Rajasthan assembly elections: Congress has so far declared candidates on 67 seats out of 200. As per the list, CM Ashok Gehlot will contest from Sadarpura and Sachin Pilot from Tonk.
Amanatullah Khan, who is an MLA from Okhla, was arrested last year following an FIR filed against him related to alleged corruption linked to alleged illegal appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board.
Bengal Municipalities' recruitment scam: ED's raids on premises linked to TMC minister Rathin Ghosh are likely to intensify the political slugfest between the TMC and the BJP. Mamata Banerjee-led TMC keeps accusing the BJP of misusing Central probe agencies against its leaders.
ED conducted searches at various locations linked to former members of the PFI across Kerala.
The JD-U leader was arrested after sleuths of the central probe agency concluded the day-long search operations at his premise in Ara.
Chhattisgarh: ED conducted searches at the residence of Vinod Verma, advisor to Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, in Raipur.
Jharkhand: About 34 premises in the state capital Ranchi, Dumka, Deoghar and Godda districts are being covered by the officials of the central probe agency.
The ED on Tuesday said it has registered a money laundering case to probe two instances of alleged irregularities in the tendering process of the Delhi Jal Board and raided the premises of its employees as well as those of NBCC and some others.
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