ED action is being taken from Jharkhand to Delhi. Yesterday i.e. on Wednesday, ED arrested JMM leader Hemant Soren. At the same time, ED is in action in Delhi also. ED has started action in the scam case related to Delhi Jal Board. The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a retired chief engineer and a contractor in connection with its investigation into a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the tender process of Delhi Jal Board.
Arrest made in money laundering case
Quoting sources, it is reported that retired Chief Engineer Jagdish Kumar Arora and contractor Anil Kumar Aggarwal have been arrested by ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in a money laundering case. In this case, the central agency had conducted raids in July last year. Let us tell you, ED is investigating two separate cases of alleged irregularities in the tender process of Delhi Jal Board. This criminal case is related to an FIR of the Central Bureau of Investigation and a complaint by the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Delhi Government.
allegation of unfair advantage
The CBI FIR had alleged that Delhi Jal Board officials were in collusion with officials of NBCC (India) Limited while issuing tender to the company for supply, replacement and testing of electro-magnetic flow meters in the name ‘NKG Infrastructure Limited’. Provided “undue advantage”. The second allegation is related to the ACB complaint filed in November 2022. This pertains to the matter of award of tender by Delhi Jal Board for installing Automatic Bill Payment Collection Machines (Kiosks) in its various offices to facilitate bill payment to the consumers.