The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out search operations on Tuesday at several bank lockers held by individuals involved in the Jal Jeevan Mission Case in Jaipur, Rajasthan, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The agency seized gold and silver worth Rs 6 crore.
The ED initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Rajasthan against individual contractors like.Padamchand Jain and others for bribing public servants to secure illegal protection, obtain tenders, approve bills, and conceal irregularities related to contracts with the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED).
During the latest round of search operations on Tuesday, 9.635 kg gold worth Rs 5.83 crore and 6.349 kg silver worth Rs. 3.90 lakh were seized, the ED said in a statement.