New Delhi, Aug 5 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday announced that they had been arrested Chandrama Prasad Singh alias Tuntun Yadav in connection with an Prevention of Money Laundering case.The ED stated Tuntun Yadav, along with others have committed a number of heinous crimes including murder, attempt to kill, extortion, as well as illegal use of ammunition and arms.
They were accused under Sections 302, 307 and 385 of the IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
After a thorough examination of the chargesheets and FIRs as well as the sale deeds that were executed in favor of Tuntun Yadav and other It was discovered that numerous immovable properties were acquired illegally through the commission of scheduled offenses in an organized way.
The ED stated that despite being given numerous opportunities, Tuntun Yadav was unable to provide the necessary documentation in evidence of his income to the official investigating and was a deliberate attempt to delay investigations in the PMLA.
“He deliberately evaded summons, despite the fact that summons issued through speed mail were properly served on him.It is clear that he does not have any respect for the proper procedure of law.Thus, by using the section 19 of PMLA 2002, he has been placed under arrest,” said the ED official.
He was brought before an exclusive PMLA court.The ED demanded 14 days of the judicial custody of him.The court placed him in the ED’s custody until August 17.
Prior to that, a pro forma attachment order of the amount of 4.04 cr was made in this instance on March 31.
More investigations in the matter is underway.
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