Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday questioned former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi for over six hours in connection with an alleged illegal sand mining case, said officials.
The officials on Thursday said ED recorded the statement of Channi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and he left the ED’s zonal office in Jalandhar late on Wednesday night.
Channi is accused of earning crores of rupees from illegal sand mining and transfer-posting of officials. Earlier, the ED has already taken strict action against Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey.
Charanjit Singh Channi has issues a statement in this regard. Taking to Twitter, he shared, " I was summoned by the ED yesterday regarding the mining case. I attended and replied to the queries put by them to the best of my knowledge. A Challan in this case has already been presented by ED in the Hon’ble court .The authorities have not asked me to come again."
Let us tell you that, Punjab CM's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey earned Rs 325 crores through money laundering by using his name. Enforcement Directorate (ED) revealed that Bhupinder Singh Honey, the nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, allegedly used to take money from officials in lieu of their choice of transfer and posting. Honey was arrested on February 4 with regards to an illegal sand mining case.