Former Punjab Congress minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu seems to be in trouble. Now the ED (Enforcement Directorate) has taken a look at the transportation tender scam. For the third time, Vigilance got 2 days remand.
On August 22, Vigilance detained Ashu from a saloon close to his home. Ashu was initially placed under Vigilance's custody for 4 days, then 3 days, and then 2 days.
Sources revealed that the ED has sent a letter to the Vigilance officers and sought full details of the matter. A report on the role played in the investigation thus far has also been requested from everyone connected to this matter, including former minister Ashu.
The ED has also knocked in this matter following the Vigilance FIR relating to a scam involving government funds in the transport tender in the Food Supply Department. Although it hasn't been officially confirmed yet.
Till now ED has not registered any FIR in this case but has started collecting evidence of this entire scam.
According to sources, the ED is looking into the entire situation and connecting it to money laundering. Accounts from the stock market, real estate market, and investment are all being examined for this.