The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Income Tax Department conducted raids in Rajasthan on the morning of January 3. The ED conducted searches in Jharkhand and Rajasthan concerning the illegal mining-related money laundering case. Both agencies raided the residences of a former chief minister, two IAS officers, and the locations of business groups.
According to information, the ED is investigating the mining scam in Jharkhand related to money laundering and is conducting searches in Rajasthan. The ED team is conducting raids at several locations of DC Ramanivas Yadav in Rajasthan. Yadav has multiple locations in Jaipur, and the ED teams raided them in the morning. The Rajasthan ED team is kept separate from this raid.
Ramnivas Yadav resides in Rajasthan and is posted as the DC in Sahibganj, Jharkhand. ED teams have conducted raids at the addresses of Ramnivas Yadav in Jaipur and other locations in the morning. The Rajasthan ED team is kept separate from this raid.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also conducted searches at the residences of some close associates of the Chief Minister in Ranchi in connection with the money laundering case related to illegal mining. IAS and Sahibganj DC Ramnivas Yadav, Khodania Brothers of Sahibganj, press advisor of Jharkhand CM, former MLA Pappu Yadav, and DSP Rajendra Dubey are being searched.
Officials from both agencies, including Rajasthan and Delhi, are investigating here. On the other hand, Income Tax Department teams have also conducted raids at the locations of a business group associated with Udaipur. Raids were carried out at Hotel Fateh and Hotel Radisson Blue. These businesspersons are said to be based in Mumbai. It is also reported that teams have conducted raids at two locations in Kolkata along with Rajasthan.
Income Tax Investigation Wing officials have conducted simultaneous raids at a total of 31 locations in Rajasthan and other states. While, in Udaipur city, raids have been conducted at 27 locations associated with the business group. This may reveal large-scale tax evasion and money laundering.
