Joshi was taken into custody beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) by the federal probe company in Jaipur.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Congress chief and former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi in reference to a cash laundering case associated to alleged irregularities within the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme, officers mentioned.
Joshi was taken into custody in Jaipur beneath provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), as a part of the federal company’s ongoing probe into the case.
He mentioned, “My spouse is in a essential situation. A case has been filed towards me. I’ve not dedicated any irregularity, I’ve not taken cash from anybody. Motion is being taken towards me on the idea of statements of these towards whom I’ve taken motion. I’ve full religion within the regulation and I’m positive that I’ll get justice.”
Concerning the JJM rip-off
ED’s cash laundering probe is predicated on an FIR lodged by Rajasthan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which alleged irregularities within the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission, a central authorities initiative aimed toward offering secure and satisfactory consuming water to each family by way of faucet connections.
In Rajasthan, the scheme was being executed by the Public Well being Engineering Division (PHED), which was beneath the cost of Mahesh Joshi in the course of the earlier Ashok Gehlot-led Congress authorities. Joshi’s function as PHED minister throughout that interval has come beneath scrutiny in mild of the allegations.
To date, the ED has arrested 4 people in reference to the case.
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