The arrest comes just days ahead of polling for the 117-member Punjab legislative assembly. Voting will be held on February 20, while the results will be out on March 10.
All IndiaReported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Abhimanyu KulkarniUpdated: February 04, 2022, 9:34 am IST
New Delhi:
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew, Bhupendra Singh Honey, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an illegal sand-mining case. The probe agency took Honey into custody yesterday evening and will produce him in a CBI court today.
They said Honey was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) late at night.
Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) from Jalandhar on Thursday evening following day-long questioning in an illegal sand mining case:
The arrest comes just days ahead of polling for the 117-member Punjab legislative assembly. Voting will be held on February 20, while the results will be out on March 10.
Last month, ED had seized ₹ 8 crores during a raid at premises belonging to Honey. The raids were made in connection with the illegal sand-mining operations in Punjab.
In a statement, the Enforcement Directorate had said “incriminating” documents related to the “illegal” sand mining and property transactions, mobile phones, gold worth more than ₹ 21 lakh, and a Rolex watch worth ₹ 12 lakh were also seized during the searches.