Fraud Scandal Unveiled: Former Haryana MLA and HSVP Official Arrested
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested ex-MLA Ram Niwas and a former HSVP official under the anti-money laundering law. They are linked to a fraud case where Rs 70 crore was misappropriated from HSVP's bank account. The investigation revealed clandestine financial mismanagement by defrauding the government body.
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The Enforcement Directorate took decisive action this Wednesday, arresting former Haryana MLA Ram Niwas alongside an ex-HSVP official for their alleged involvement in a significant money laundering case.
Niwas, who served from 2019 to 2024 as an MLA for the Jannayak Janta Party, was detained in Chandigarh on June 9. The case revolves around a suspicious misappropriation of Rs 70 crore from a Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran bank account, as per the ED's findings.
The investigation, originating from a Haryana Police FIR, suggested extensive clandestine financial misconduct by Niwas and Bansal, affecting the state's urban development body.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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