ED Raids Delhi Minister Raaj Kumar Anand's House in Money Laundering Case
12 locations searched, including minister's residence in Civil Lines
Raaj Kumar Anand, the leader of the AAP and cabinet minister for Delhi, and a few other people were subject to raids by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday as part of an investigation into money laundering, according to official sources.
They claimed that since 7:30 am, twelve locations, including the minister's in the national capital's Civil Lines neighborhood, had been searched. A group from the CRPF escorts the ED teams.
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMlA) provisions are being followed in conducting the investigation against Anand.
According to the sources, the probe is based on a charge sheet that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) submitted, which alleges false statements in imports to evade customs for more than Rs 7 crore in addition to international hawala transactions.
Following the DRI prosecution complaint's recent admission to court, the ED allegedly filed a PMLA case against Anand and a few other people.
Anand, 57, is one of the ministers in the Arvind Kejriwal-led administration, responsible for social welfare and SC/ST welfare among other things. He represents Patel Nagar as an MLA.
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