Last Updated on 01/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Another Congress leader has been arrested by the ED. Punjab Congress leader and former minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu was arrested by the ED after questioning. Bharat Bhushan Ashu is accused of money laundering in the tender scam.
Arrested from Jalandhar
According to news agency ANI, the Enforcement Directorate today arrested former Punjab minister and Congress party leader Bharat Bhushan Ashu for his alleged involvement in a money laundering case linked to a tender scam. He was arrested from Jalandhar, Punjab after a day-long interrogation.
How the investigation began
The money laundering probe was initiated after an FIR was lodged by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau related to the state government’s Transport and Labour Transportation Policy 2021. Besides, several complaints were also filed in connection with the Ludhiana Improvement Trust scam involving allotment of plots to bogus persons, which led to the initiation of the money laundering probe.
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What is ED’s claim
The ED had alleged that the tenders were allotted to contractors who had approached Ashu through Rakesh Kumar Singla, chairman of CVC, Food and Civil Supplies. Congress leader Bharat Bhushan Ashu has been the minister of Food and Civil Supplies in the Punjab government.