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Five bureaucrats under scanner in Madhu Koda case | The Rs 4,000 crore money laundering scam involving former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has taken a new turn
today with the Enforcement Directorate pointing fingers at five Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. Out of the five officers, three are still serving. Income
tax sleuths have already begun questioning the senior level officials who are
posted as secretaries at present. Koda was arrested on Monday evening and sent
to 14-days judicial custody. Koda, who is presently the MP of Chaibasa, is facing
investigations from the vigilance department, the Income Tax (IT) department and
the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He has repeatedly avoided an appearance before
the ED and the state vigilance bureau in the disproportionate assets (DA) case
and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case against him and his associates.
The Enforcement Department (ED) had earlier asked Koda to appear before it for
questioning, but he skipped all questioning. Koda has claimed he is innocent and
added that all charges of illegal investment in various companies, were baseless.
He also alleged that his adversaries were playing dirty tricks to tarnish his
image before the assembly polls and warned that he would expose them at an appropriate
time. On October 9, the ED had charged Koda and his former Cabinet colleagues
under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for allegedly amassing assets
worth several hundred crores. Koda, an independent member of the Lok Sabha and
a UPA supporter, has been charged with having business interests of diverse kinds,
including in cement, steel, auto, power, agro and tourism. |
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