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Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and others over the alleged financial irregularities in acquisition of land in Gurgaon’s Manesar area. Sources said the ED has filed a criminal complaint against him based on a CBI FIR.
Last week, the agency had conducted searches in Haryana and the national capital areas in connection with the case. The ED has begun identifying the proceeds of crime allegedly created as a fallout of the corruption done in the case.
Sources also said summons would be issued to the accused persons soon. The ED is also looking for assets created out of tainted funds to attach them under Prevention of Money Laundering Act as part of the investigations. There are allegations that farmers were cheated to the tune of 1,500 crore rupees in the acquisition.
In September last year, the CBI had registered a case on allegations that private builders in conspiracy with unknown public servants purchased around 400 acres of land from farmers of village Manesar, Naurangpur and Lakhnoula in Gurgaon district at throw away prices, showing the threat of acquisition by the government. During last week’s searches at Hooda’s residence, CBI had claimed to have found fund transaction details worth crores of rupees which are now being scrutinised by the agency.