The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested Sanjay Badaya, a middleman, in connection with its ongoing money laundering investigation linked to the implementation of the Centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scheme in Rajasthan.
ED’s Jaipur Zonal office-based unit arrested Badaya late on Tuesday following his questioning, as his role was established during the probe as a middleman in the JJM scam.
This marks the fourth arrest in the case that is centred around an alleged Rs 20,000 crore fraud in the Central Government’s initiative to provide tap water to every household. The ED, conducting its investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), had carried out numerous raids in Jaipur, including at the residence of an IAS officer.
On June 19, this year, the federal agency arrested the third accused, Mahesh Mittal, a contractor linked to the case. Mittal, proprietor of Shri Ganpati Tubewell Company, was also arrested following further leads into the case.
As per officials, Badaya and Mittal, along with others, were involved in giving bribes to public servants in order to obtain illegal protection, obtaining tenders, getting bills sanctioned and covering up irregularities in works executed by them in respect of various tenders received by them from the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED).
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