ED raids mining contractors in Yamunanagar, Panchkula

A day after arresting a former MLA from Yamunanagar, a team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the house of a person, reportedly associated with the mining business, in Yamunanagar on Tuesday.

 

As per the information, in Yamunanagar, the ED team reached the house of Gurpreet Singh Sabharwal in Sector 17 and started the search operation. The raid began around 5 am. The businessman reportedly has mining contracts in the Jathlana area

In Panchkula, the raids were conducted at the houses of Pardeep Goyal, the owner of a mining company, and his partner, Gurpreet Singh. Both houses are in Sector 4.

The ED sleuths also searched the company’s office in Sector 9, Panchkula, and its mining sites at Rattewali village. Similar raids were conducted by the ED at the houses and the office of mining contractors in Panchkula, as part of a money-laundering investigation.

As per the information, in Yamunanagar, the ED team reached the house of Gurpreet Singh Sabharwal in Sector 17 and started the search operation. The raid started around 5am and continued till evening. The businessman reportedly has mining contracts in the Jathlana area. No official statement was issued by the ED regarding the raid in Yamunanagar.

Source said the ongoing action of the ED had triggered a sense of panic among the people associated with the mining business in the district. In Panchkula, the raids were conducted at the houses of Pardeep Goyal, the owner of a mining company, and his partner, Gurpreet Singh. Both houses are located in Sector 4. Sources said the ED sleuths also searched the company’s office in Sector 9, Panchkula, and its mining sites at Rattewali village.