Delhi news: ED raids at AAP leader Raaj Kumar Anand's house continue for over 22 hours, minister says 'excuse to annoy'
Delhi Minister Raaj Kumar Anand's house raided by ED in money laundering case The ED officials visited Anand's residence yesterday at around 7:30 am in the Civil Lines area. The probe against Anand is being undertaken as per provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The ED probe stems from a charge sheet filed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on charges of false declarations in imports for customs evasion of more than ₹7 crore apart from international hawala transactions. A local court recently took cognisance of the DRI prosecution complaint after which the ED filed a PMLA case against Anand and some others.
Also read: List of political leaders ED raided or summoned in past few months Anand joins a long list of senior AAP leaders, including party supremo and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who are under the scanner of central agencies in different cases. Annad was inducted into the Delhi Cabinet in November last year.
The 57-year-old is the minister for social welfare and SC/ST welfare in the Arvind Kejriwal-led government. He is an MLA from Patel Nagar.Milestone Alert!
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