ED Probes Financial Fraud, Makes Several Arrests

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted extensive raids and attached assets in multiple financial irregularity cases involving significant sums. Former officials of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) are under investigation for diverting approximately Rs 20 crore into private accounts, leading to the seizure of movable assets worth Rs 1.9 crore and several arrests. Similarly, in Jharkhand, ED has attached immovable assets worth ₹1.63 crore from Pramod Kumar Singh, a former NRHM official, for misappropriating government funds totaling ₹9.39 crore. The investigations have revealed a network of complicity involving university officials, bank employees, and health mission staff, with further scrutiny expected to uncover additional financial misconduct. These actions are part of broader efforts to address and penalize financial fraud and money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.