Jalandhar, Nov. 14 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Kuldeep Singh and Nipun Mahajan, who was allegedly associated with stone-crushing and mining operations, in a money-laundering case linked to illegal mining and the alleged transfer of 91.75 acres of panchayat land near the International Border in Pathankot district.

The ED's Jalandhar zonal office produced the two accused before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Jalandhar, which remanded them to ED custody until November 16.

In an official statement issued on Friday, the central agency specifically mentioned that Kuldeep Singh's posting as ADC (rural development), Pathankot, was recommended by Punja...