ED conducts searches at 15 locations in Mumbai in connection with over Rs 12,000-crore Covid scam in BMC
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today carried out searches at over 15 locations in Mumbai in connection with a money laundering case related to the Rs 12,000-crore Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Covid scam, officials said.
BMC officials, suppliers and others have been targeted during the raids. All of them targeted were involved in setting up Covid-related infrastructure in the city.
Iqbal Chahal, the alleged accused in the case, was earlier questioned by the ED. “We are conducting raids at the premises of people, including IAS officers close to Uddhav Thackeray. Two days ago, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Scindia had set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the over Rs 12,000 crore scam.”
Last year, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) conducted a special inquiry and unearthed an alleged embezzlement of Rs 12,024 crore in the expenses of the municipal corporation. In response to the findings of the CAG audit, the Maharashtra government set up the SIT headed by Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar.