Published 21:25 IST, July 22nd 2020
Vaibhav Gehlot's aide skips ED summons; 150 cr transaction by Agrasen Gehlot under scanner
Vaibhav Gehlot's aide Ratan Kant Sharma who has been under the ED scanner in an alleged fertiliser scam skipped his ED summons on Wednesday
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Vaibhav Gehlot's aide Ratan Kant Sharma who has been under ED scanner in an alleged fertiliser scam skipped his ED summons on Wednesday. owner of Mayank Sharma Enterprises Ratan Kant Sharma is said to allegedly have business links with Vaibhav Gehlot. Ratan Kant Sharma was brought under ED scanner after he received funds amounting to Rs 96.7 crores from Mauritius. He also holds a stake in Jaipur's Hotel Fairmont. According to ED, fresh summons will be issued to businessman.
This comes shortly after Income Tax Department asked Ratan Kant Sharma to join investigation after y recovered coded entries on a parallel book of accounts maintained by Sharma proving to be Prima Facie evidence against him exposing his alleged tax evasion and Benami transactions.
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ED probes alleged fertilizer scam
In a nationwide crackdown, Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out multi-city searches in a fertiliser camp on Wednesday. agency carried out searches at six locations in Rajasthan, four places in Gujarat, two in West Bengal and one in Delhi. Top sources have confirmed to Republic TV that Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's bror Agrasen Gehlot's premises in Jodhpur is being searched by ED in connection with an alleged scam in exporting fertiliser.
A Rs 150 crore transaction me by a company linked to Agrasen Gehlot for purpose of exporting fertilisers meant for farmers has now come under scanner of agency. Agrasen Gehlot has alrey appeared before Customs department and said that few middlemen h bought MOP from him to distribute it to farmers but inste exported it.
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16:17 IST, July 22nd 2020