ED provisionally attaches movable property in ‘Ambala Cantt MES bribe case’
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ December 21,2023
Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached movable property in the form of Indian Currency having value of Rs. 22.48 Lakhs under the provisions of Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
This Proceed of Crime was the bribe amount given by Dinesh Kumar, director of M/s Mahagouri Electricals Pvt Ltd and Praveen Jain beneficial owner of the firm M/s Pee Jay Enterprises to MES, Ambala Cantt. officials Subedar Major Pradeep Kumar and Lt. Col Rahul Arvind Pawar.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of FIR registered by ACB Chandigarh under various sections of IPC Act, 1988 and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against Lt. Col. Rahul Arvind Pawar (Senior Barracks Store Officer, Military Engineering Service, Ambala Cantt), Subedar Major Pradeep Kumar (Military Engineering Service, Ambala Cantt), Dinesh Kumar (Private Contractor/order supplier) and others.
Lt. Col. Rahul Pawar and Subedar Major Pradeep Kumar were apprehended by the CBI team on 20.08.2022 at Ambala Cantt., Haryana while accepting bribe of Rs. 22.48 Lakhs from co-accused Dinesh Kumar and others.
ED investigation revealed that Lt. Col. Rahul Arvind Pawar, Subedar Major Pradeep Kumar, both officials of MES, Ambala Cantt., by virtue of their official position ensured that Dinesh Kumar got most of the orders issued from MES Ambala and had taken Rs. 22.48 lakhs as bribe (commission) from private contractors Dinesh Kumar and Praveen Jain.
Further investigation is under progress.
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