New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday (June 20) arrested Congress MLA from Sonepat Surendra Panwar in connection to an alleged money laundering case related to illegal mining in Yamunanagar and other areas of Haryana.
In January this year, the ED had conducted raids and searches at premises linked to Congress MLA Panwar, BJP leader Manoj Wadhwa and INLD MLA Dilbagh Singh, reported Business Standard.
While Singh was earlier taken into custody and interrogated, Panwar was arrested on Saturday amid heavy presence of armed paramilitary forces.
The alleged money laundering case originates from multiple FIRs filed by the Haryana police over illegal mining of gravel, boulders and sand in Yamunanagar and nearby areas.
The ED is also investigating an alleged scam involving the e-ravan scheme, an online portal of the Haryana government which was created to regulate the collection of royalties, taxes and also prevent tax evasion in the mining industry.
Congress MLA Panwar, who has now been arrested by the ED, had tendered his resignation to the Haryana Assembly Speaker in 2022 citing personal reasons including threats to his family, reported Business Standard.
However, later he had withdrawn the resignation after he received assurances from the Assembly Speaker about getting increased security.
