Emergency room notify someone court of delhi possessed a direct talk concerning Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Vinod Chauhan the man is suspected of having handled proceeds of crime related to hawala operator. Accused in the money laundering case The matter pertains to Delhi’s defunct excise tax policy.
About these chats, in front of the ED, special prosecutor Zoheb Hossain said that Chauhan was close to Kejriwal.Being arrested by Goa ED on May 4, Chauhan is accused of transferring cash bribes from Southern Group’s coffers for election campaigns during the 2022 Assembly Elections in Goa as American AP Association reported.
He was jailed by an order from a Delhi court.
The supplementary charge sheet will be recorded by June 4th according to the court
According to ED, Vinod Chauhan transferred Rs.25.5 crore as proceeds towards crime while Rs1.06cr were recovered from his office during searches conducted at his premises.
Kejriwal is also considered by the ED as “mastermind” and “main conspirator” in this case. “CM Kejriwal was part of a larger conspiracy to earn proceeds of crime. He ensured that no meaningful discussions took place,” the education ministry lawyer told the court.
ED has filed its supplementary charge sheet in respect of money laundering against Kejriwal and AAP before it made submission today.The court reserves its order till June 4 whether to entertain the supplementary chargesheet or not.
It further informed that another accused Charanpreet Singh paid part payment through alleged crimes committed with him by paying for hotel stay at Goa’s seven star hotel used by Delhi CM which was partly financed through alleged proceeds of such offence by Charanpreet Singh who had received funds through hawala operators.
However, according to representatives of interested parties who are willing to invest but are not willing to accept the demands; they were excluded. It has been alleged that Punjab Excise Department was used for paying bribes to Delhi liquor industry.
“Some wholesalers in Punjab did not agree to pay and were then forced to close. Mahadev Liquor has no reason to abandon its booming business,” the agency said.
Moreover, counsel for the ED stated that Vijay Nair, former communications chief of AAP claimed that he could get advantages under the policy if he paid money into AAP.
Calling attention on how a political entity like AAP can be prosecuted for money laundering offenses, this is also being brought by ED where it can be held liable under Representation of People Act since it is an association of individuals and comes within the definition of company and therefore can be prosecuted.
“Kejriwal stands up for his ex-communications chief Vijay Nair who met people on behalf of Delhi government and sought funding in exchange when education ministry lawyer,” said.
