Wankhede was in news two years ago when he was heading the Narcotics Control Bureau's Mumbai zone and handled some high-profile cases including an alleged drug seizure case involving Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan.
The Enforcement Directorate said its investigation against these people stems from two different FIRs registered in the state. The first is based on a Uttarakhand Police FIR against Kandari and others.
ED's fresh claim that there is a nexus between former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and controversial Congress MP Dheeraj Sahu is set to trigger another round of political slugfest between BJP and Jharkhand ruling alliance ahead of crucial Lok Sabha elections.
Hemant Soren was arrested on the night of January 31 after a seven-hour grilling by the ED in the money laundering case. He resigned as the chief minister before being arrested.
The Enforcement Directorate said that the arrested former chief engineer of DJB, Jagdish Kumar Arora, "received" bribe in cash and in bank accounts after awarding a DJB contract to a company called NKG Infrastructure Ltd.
Delhi excise case: The Enforcement Directorate earlier approached the court after the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal skipped summons issued by the probe agency five times. The Delhi CM called all the summons 'illegal'.
The accusations leveled by Atishi against the ED are expected to prompt legal scrutiny and public debate regarding the conduct of investigative agencies.
Enforcement Directorate has conducted raids over a dozen locations in Delhi, Chandigarh and Uttarakhand in an alleged forest scam case linked to former Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat: Sources
In response to the raids and the legal actions against AAP leaders, senior AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi held a Press conference alleging political vendetta. "For the last two years, AAP leaders are being targeted and threatened," she claimed.
The total value of the two immovable assets, attached provisionally under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), is Rs 26.19 crore, the ED said. A chargesheet was filed against them in November 2023 before a Patna special PMLA court.
The probe primarily focused on Bibhav Kumar, who serves as the personal secretary to Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Additionally, individuals connected to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were also subjected to the searches.
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged land scam, Hemant Soren was present in the Assembly to attend the floor test on Monday. A special court in Ranchi allowed Soren to participate in the trust vote.
Arvind Kejriwal skipped the fifth summons issued to him by the ED for questioning in the Delhi Excise policy case. The central probe agency has moved the court against the Delhi Chief Minister for skipping summons.
The Supreme Court has set up a special three-judge bench to hear former Jharkhand chief minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren's plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal skipped ED summonses for November 2 and December 21 in 2023 and January 3 and January 18 this year calling these notices "illegal". He claimed that the BJP-led Central government wanted to put him behind bars ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
Jharkhand news: Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday nominated JMM legislative party leader Champai Soren as chief minister and invited him to take oath. According to ED, CM Soren was questioned as a part of the probe into the huge racket of illegal change of ownership of land by mafia.
The Rajya Sabha member, arrested on October 4, 2023 by ED, has challenged a trial court's December 22, 2023 order by which his bail plea was dismissed in the money laundering case.
On November 15, 2000, Jharkhand came into existence as a state. Since then, six leaders have held the position of Chief Minister here. Among them, only Raghuvar Das completed a full term of 5 years.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Hemant Soren after over seven hours of questioning on money laundering charges in an alleged land fraud case. Before the arrest, Soren tendered his resignation as the Chief Minister.
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