Illegal mining case: Punjab CM Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey sent to ED custody till Feb 8
India Today
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew, Bhupinder Singh Honey, was on Friday sent to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till February 8.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew, Bhupendra Singh Honey, has been sent to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in connection with an illegal sand-mining case.
Honey was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) late on Thursday night.
The arrest comes just days ahead of polling for the 117-member Punjab legislative assembly. Voting will be held on February 20, while the results will be out on March 10.
After the arrest, the Punjab Chief Minister said that he had no objections to the law doing its work.
Last month, the ED seized Rs 8 crore during a raid at premises belonging to Honey. The raids were conducted in connection with illegal sand-mining operations in Punjab.
In a statement, the Enforcement Directorate said "incriminating" documents related to the "illegal" sand mining and property transactions, mobile phones, gold worth more than Rs 21 lakh, and a Rolex watch worth Rs 12 lakh were also seized during the searches.
Reacting to the raids, Channi told reporters that relatives of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were raided during the assembly polls in that state and that the "same pattern" is being followed by the ED in Punjab to "pressure" him, his ministers and Congress party members.
