The Directorate for Enforcement of Law (ED) carries out raids for almost dozens of places in Mumbai, including the residence of the former Commissioner Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) Al Pawar, in connection with the ongoing investigation in the case of money washing, according to officials.
This step comes only a day after Pawar has transferred responsibility to the newly appointed civilian chief.
VVCMC official official suspended before
In May, the VVCMC YS Reddy official got under the ED scanner and was later suspended due to alleged possession of assets disproportionate to his well -known sources of income. Ed made raids on its real estate in the district of Palghar and Hyderabad during which they confiscated £8.60 crore in cash in addition to diamonds and jewelry £23.50 crore.
In April 2016, the anti -corruption office was arrested for charges of required and acceptance of a bribe £25 lakh. However, local officials noted that it was renewed after the court issued an order to its favor.
“These events have dirty the VVMC image and are a violation of the Maharashtra Civil Services (behavior),” he read the notification of pawar suspension.
1 July performed search operations at 16 locations throughout the Vasai-Virar area and western suburbs of Bombai, including Kandivali and Juh. The raids were part of the investigation of money laundering for illegal construction of 41 buildings on 60 acres of civil land originally reserved for sewage and landfill.
The ED probe focuses on a well -organized network, which allegedly concerns politicians, builders, corrupt VVMC officials, contact agents, local coercers and document.
The reports quoted sources that report the second round of search aimed mainly at residential and office spaces of architects reportedly responsible for designing unauthorized buildings, including contact agents and consecrated VVMCs accused of playing key roles in creating unlawful buildings.
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