AMN /
The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth almost Rs 200 crore belonging to former minister Babu Singh Kushwaha and his associates, in the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam case.
The ED alleged that Kushwaha, the State Health Minister during the Mayawati government, had helped many private firms in rigging contracts for the health scheme. The scam took place during Mayawati’s regime between 2007 and 2012.
The Enforcement Directorate had registered a criminal case in 2012 in Lucknow after taking cognizance of the FIRs filed by CBI into the 10,000 crore NRHM scam. The attached assets include various movable and immovable assets in the name of Kushwaha and his associates.
The attachments have been made under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Kushwaha was arrested on March 3, 2012 by CBI and is still languishing in jail.