Illegal Mining Case: ED Arrests ex-Haryana MLA Dilbag Singh, Aide Over Money Laundering Charges

Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today arrested ex-INLD MLA Dilbag Singh of Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, and his aide Kulwinder Singh in connection with the violations of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) linked to illegal mining.

The duo will be produced before court for possession of illegal arms and alleged illegal mining in the state. 

Earlier, ED searches at Dilbag Singh's house and his associates resulted in seizure of illegal foreign-made arms, 300 cartridges, more than 100 liquor bottles and Rs 5 crore in cash, 4-5 kg bullions and several illegal mining-related documents, including a number of properties in India and abroad.

The ED on Thursday raided locations of Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar, former INLD legislator Dilbag Singh and some others as part of a money laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in Yamuna Nagar district of the state.

As many as 20 locations of the two politicians and linked entities in Yamuna Nagar, Sonipat, Mohali, Faridabad, Chandigarh and Karnal were searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Haryana Police had registered several FIRs to probe alleged illegal mining that took place in Yamuna Nagar and nearby districts in the past.