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NEW DELHI: A “highly influential political person” was making an attempt to launder the proceeds of crime originating from coal smuggling through his close confidant Manjit Singh Grewal alias Jitti Bhai, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Thursday. The agency said it has seized Rs 1.4 crore cash from Grewal’s premises in Kolkata and the cash seizure was “proceeds of crime” from coal smuggling.
Making a serious allegation against the governing political establishment in Kolkata, the agency said: “Preliminary analysis of material on record suggests a greater nexus and it appears that this person was also involved in handling illegal cash of the minister.”
“A specific intelligence input was gathered that one highly influential political person was making an attempt to launder the proceeds of crime originating from coal smuggling through his close confidant Manjit Singh Grewal @Jitti Bhai,” the ED said.
A search conducted by the agency on Wednesday in the office of Gajraj Group in Kolkata led to the seizure of Rs 1.4 crore cash and also incriminating media from there. “This money was unaccounted cash, part of the total cash payment of approximately Rs 9 crore for a property called Salasar Guest House at undervalued price. The market value of this property is more than Rs 12 crore. However, deed value is shown around Rs 3 crore…,” the agency has said.
Making a serious allegation against the governing political establishment in Kolkata, the agency said: “Preliminary analysis of material on record suggests a greater nexus and it appears that this person was also involved in handling illegal cash of the minister.”
“A specific intelligence input was gathered that one highly influential political person was making an attempt to launder the proceeds of crime originating from coal smuggling through his close confidant Manjit Singh Grewal @Jitti Bhai,” the ED said.
A search conducted by the agency on Wednesday in the office of Gajraj Group in Kolkata led to the seizure of Rs 1.4 crore cash and also incriminating media from there. “This money was unaccounted cash, part of the total cash payment of approximately Rs 9 crore for a property called Salasar Guest House at undervalued price. The market value of this property is more than Rs 12 crore. However, deed value is shown around Rs 3 crore…,” the agency has said.
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