Goa mining: ED summons Timblo for money laundering

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Goa mine operator Radha Timblo, who made headlines recently after being named by the Central Government as allegedly of those having illegal money stashed abroad, was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate probing the Goa mining scam.

Timblo was summoned along with former mines director Arvind lolienkar on Wednesday.ED officials summoned Timblo, who runs Timblo Pvt ltd, in connection with a case filed under the Prevention of Money laundering act at the agency’s Goa branch.

Timblo has been asked to report to the ED office in Panaji on November 18. Sources in the agency said that Timblo would be grilled on issues related to under-invoicing of iron ore exported by her company, which has also been named by the Justice MB Shah commission of enquiry, which probed Goa’s Rs35,000 crore illegal mining scam as well as the Supreme Court Central Empowered Committee once the case was filed. 

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