New Delhi: The noose seems to be tightening around TMC Rajya Sabha MP K.D. Singh as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is planning to question him in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe against him in a day or two.
According to sources Mr Singh will soon be called for questioning as the agency sleuths have recovered several incriminating documents during recent searches conducted at the premises allegedly linked to the TMC MP in the national capital and Chandigarh.
“Searches were conducted at registered offices of 14 companies of Alchemist Group allegedly linked to Mr Singh. During searches, a number of documents pertaining to dubious transactions, digital evidences and property documents were seized. Scrutiny of the recovered documents has been completed. He (K.D. Singh) will be called for questioning in a day or two,” sources said. Search at the residence of Mr Singh in Delhi had also resulted in the recovery of cash of Rs 32 lakh along with foreign exchange worth $10,000, they added. The agency searched Mr Singh’s premises and residences of two directors in different companies on the basis of FIRs registered by the the Kolkata police.
Investigations under the PMLA was initiated in 2018 on the basis of FIRs registered by the Kolkata police under sections pertaining to cheating and criminal conspiracy agai-nst Mr Singh, his son Karandeep, Alchemist Township India Ltd, Alchemist Holdings Ltd and various other firms and directors linked with the group.
