New Delhi:
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew, Bhupendra Singh Honey, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an unlawful sand-mining case. The probe company took Honey into custody yesterday night and can produce him in a CBI courtroom right now.
They mentioned Honey was arrested underneath the provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) late at evening.
Final month, ED had seized Rs 8 crore throughout a raid at premises belonging to Honey. The raids had been made in reference to the unlawful sand-mining operations in Punjab.
In a press release, the Enforcement Directorate had mentioned “incriminating” paperwork associated to the “unlawful” sand mining and property transactions, cell phones, gold price greater than Rs 21 lakh, and a Rolex watch price Rs 12 lakh had been additionally seized through the searches.
The arrest comes simply days forward of polling for the 117-member Punjab legislative meeting. Voting can be held on February 20, whereas the outcomes can be out on March 10.
