: Punjab CM’s nephew admitted that he took Rs 10 crore bribe to facilitate sand mining, claims ED #IndiaNEWS Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew has admitted that he received Rs

Punjab CM’s nephew admitted that he took Rs 10 crore bribe to facilitate sand mining, claims ED #IndiaNEWS
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew has admitted that he received Rs 10 crore in cash to facilitate illegal sand mining operations and manipulate transfer and posting of officials in the state, the Enforcement Directorate claimed on Monday, according to PTI.Bhupinder Singh Honey was arrested on February 3 on money laundering charges in a case related to alleged illegal sand mining. A court in Punjab’s Jalandhar city has remanded him to Enforcement Directorate custody till February 8.On January 18, the Enforcement Directorate officials had raided Honey’s home and 10 other places in Punjab. On Monday, the law enforcement agency claimed that it had “established�? based on statements recorded during the investigation that Rs 10 crore seized during the raids belonged to Bhupinder Singh, PTI reported.“Further, Bhupinder Singh accepted that he received the seized cash in lieu of facilitation in sand mining operations and transfer/postings of officials,�? the Enforcement Directorate noted in a statement.The central agency is investigating the money laundering case based on a first information report registered in 2018 by the Punjab Police against Kudrat Deep Singh, who owns a quarry in Nawanshahr town of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Channi’s nephew is reported to be a director at one of the companies formed by Kudrat Deep Singh. Congress leaders...Read more

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