Bhartesh Singh Thakur
Chandigarh, February 18
The Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Haryana, on Thursday summoned former chief minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda and 21 others in the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s industrial plot-allotment case, which included three IAS officers and allottees.
Earlier, the ED had filed a prosecution complaint (PC) against the accused before the special court in Panchkula under various sections of the PMLA.
Besides Hooda, who was the chairman of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) when the allotments were made, the other accused include former HUDA chief administrator Dharam Pal Singh Nagal, former HUDA administrator Surjit Singh, former Faridabad zonal HUDA administrator Narinder Kumar Solanki, former HUDA chief controller of finance Subhash Chandra Kansal and former HUDA superintendent Bharat Bhushan Taneja.
ED files chargesheet in multi-crore plot allotment scam against Hooda
By IANS |
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Tue, Feb 16 2021 16:27 IST |
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Bhupinder Singh Hooda. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, Feb 16 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet in a special court in Panchkula in connection with the multi-crore industrial plot allotment scam in which former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, his relatives and others have been named, an official said on Tuesday.
In 2016, the CBI had filed a case against Hooda and others in connection with the allotment of 14 industrial plots during the Congress rule in the state.
Bhartesh Singh Thakur
Chandigarh, February 16
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) against former CM and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda and 20 others, in an alleged fraudulent industrial plot allotment, under the various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before a special PMLA court in Panchkula.
The PC is filed under Sections 3 (money laundering), 4 (punishment for money laundering), 44 (offences triable by special courts), 45 (offences to be congnizable and non-bailable) and 70 (offences by companies) of the PMLA.
Former Chief Administrator Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) DPS Nagal, former administrator HUDA Surjit Singh, former HUDA Chief Finance Controller SC Kansal, former HUDA Deputy Superintendent BB Taneja and firms M/s YPT Entertainment House Pvt Ltd and M/s Chandigarh Softech Pvt Ltd are named as accused.