Former Punjab minister Ashu sent to five-day police custody: ED claims tender scam through shell companies

New Delhi: Trouble continues to mount for former Punjab cabinet minister and Congress leader India Bhushan Ashu. Ashu was arrested by the ED during questioning on Thursday night.

ED officials revealed about the interrogation that Ashu has looted the tender scam money through fake companies. These shell companies were formed at the behest of Ashu, so that a big scam could be done in the tender money using these shell companies.

Ashu had opened these fake companies by taking KYC documents like PAN card, Aadhaar card, signature etc. of innocent and gullible people. The people whose documents Ashu had opened these fake companies were also not aware of it.

The ED interrogation also revealed that transactions worth crores of rupees have taken place through these shell companies.