ED summons Punjab IAS official in moneylaundering case
Jalandhar, Aug. 26 -- The Enforcement Directorate has summoned IAS officer and Punjab Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) Anurag Verma for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the change of land use (CLU) to benefit builders and private real estate projects.
Verma, a former chief secretary of the state, has been asked to appear on August 31 at the central agency's zonal office here, officials said.
He earlier headed the Housing and Urban Development Department.
Verma, a 1993-batch IAS officer, did not respond to a query sent to him regarding this matter by the time the news report was filed.
The ED wants to understand the layout modifications in projects like Suntec City and Altus Space Builder Pvt Ltd from the officer, the officials said.His statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) once he deposes, they added.
The agency has also issued a fresh summons to Punjab IAS officer Kanwal Preet Brar, secretary of health and family welfare, for August 27 to submit some documents and answer related questions, officials said.
The 2007-batch IAS officer had deposed before the ED here last week.
The money laundering case stems from an FIR registered by the Punjab Police based on a complaint received from farmers whose consent was "forged" to obtain the CLU.
The ED carried out searches in the case in May-June and arrested real estate businessman Ajay Sehgal, secretary of the Indian Cooperative House Building Society, as part of the probe....
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