ED- Enforcement Directorate officials conducted surprise raids in 25 areas on Friday in the Jal Jeevan Mission linked money laundering case during the assembly elections. ED officials also searched the house of a senior IAS officer in the state of Rajasthan. ED alleged money laundering in Jal Jeevan Mission scam. ED conducted searches in 20 areas of Jaipur city including Subodh Agarwal of Public Health Engineering.
ED officials also raided the houses of some others involved in the case. In this scam, ED officials raided in September as well. It has been found that Public Health Engineering officials have committed irregularities by taking percentages in tenders. Rajasthan’s anti-corruption department officials have already registered a case against Padam Chand Jain, head of Shree Shyam Tube Well Company, Mahesh Mittal, owner of Shree Ganapati Tube Well Company and other officials.
The investigation revealed that money was laundered with false reports without doing the work. Under the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme, the central government was implementing a scheme to supply fresh water to every house. The ED raids in the state of Rajasthan have gained importance in the background of assembly elections to be held on November 25. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has accused the ED of conducting election-time raids targeting Rajasthan at the behest of the BJP-ruled government at the Centre.