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In the cough syrup smuggling case containing codeine, the central investigating agency Enforcement Directorate i.e. ED has raided the house of mastermind Shubham Jaiswal’s CA Vishnu Aggarwal for 36 hours. The raid, which was going on since Friday morning, was completed on Saturday around 6 pm.
Varanasi: In the cough syrup smuggling case containing codeine, the central investigating agency Enforcement Directorate i.e. ED has raided the house of mastermind Shubham Jaiswal’s CA Vishnu Aggarwal for 36 hours. The raid, which was going on since Friday morning, was completed on Saturday around 6 pm. During this period, ED has got hold of many important documents. Evidence of transactions worth Rs 425 crore has been found.
What did ED get from Shubham Jaiswal’s house?
At the same time, ED has also found many important evidences in the ongoing raid at Shubham Jaiswal’s house. The ED team has found a collection of expensive and branded watches and accessories from Shubham’s house. Data of 140 firms has been received from the office of CA Vishnu Aggarwal. The ED team has left with all the evidence and documents. Let us tell you that the ED team had reached Jaunpur, Varanasi, Saharanpur and Lucknow on Friday to conduct raids in the cough syrup smuggling case containing codeine. An ED team had also reached Alok Singh’s house. ED also stayed overnight at the house of dismissed STF constable Alok Singh.
ED raids in Lucknow, Varanasi, Jaunpur, Saharanpur
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had conducted raids in various states on Friday as part of its investigation into the money laundering case registered against an alleged gang involved in the illegal cough syrup trade in Uttar Pradesh. The officials had given this information. Officials said that apart from Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, Varanasi, Jaunpur and Saharanpur, raids were conducted at 25 places in Jharkhand’s Ranchi and Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. The agency has registered a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to investigate the alleged illegal trade.
total earning of 1000 crores
According to ED officials, raids are being conducted on the premises linked to absconding main accused Shubham Jaiswal and his alleged associates Alok Singh, Amit Singh and some others, cough syrup manufacturing companies and chartered accountant (CA) Vishnu Aggarwal. The Uttar Pradesh government had taken cognizance of incidents related to misuse of codeine-containing cough syrups (CBCS), their illegal production, trade and supply, following which the police registered over 30 FIRs. ED has taken action on the basis of these FIRs. According to ED officials, the total proceeds of crime in this case are around Rs 1,000 crore.
