The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has submitted a supplementary prosecution complaint in Arunachal Pradesh regarding a Rs 44.98 crore land acquisition compensation scam linked to the Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH). The ED’s Itanagar Sub-Zonal Office filed the complaint before the Special Court (PMLA) in Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. This action is part of the investigation into the alleged fraudulent diversion of government funds.
The ED initiated the investigation based on an FIR by the Special Investigation Cell (Vigilance), Itanagar, and a chargesheet filed under various sections of the IPC, 1860, and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The probe uncovered a criminal conspiracy involving public servants and private individuals to divert government compensation funds meant for land acquisition under the TAH project.
The complaint includes additional evidence, an expanded financial trail, and the involvement of more accused persons in the money laundering offense. The accused are alleged to have diverted funds through fictitious beneficiaries, manipulation of records, and routing of funds through multiple bank accounts to conceal the proceeds of crime.
The ED’s investigation identified more accused individuals, including public servants and fraudulent beneficiaries, involved in various stages of the scam. The financial trail indicates the diversion of substantial government funds through multiple bank accounts, with the total value of proceeds of crime secured so far amounting to approximately Rs 10.13 crore.
