ED Filed a Supplementary Prosecution Complaint in the Case of illegal Coal Mining. Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a supplementary Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Rouse Avenue Court (New Delhi) in the case of illegal coal mining case by Anup Majee & others. In the said supplementary Prosecution Complaint, Gurupada Maji & 6 companies controlled by him have been arrayed as accused. Gurupado Maji was arrested by ED on 26/05/2022 and currently he is in judicial custody.
On 25.07.22, the said supplementary complaint was placed before the Hon’ble Court and after taking cognizance of the same, the accused Gurupado Maji was also produced before the court. After hearing at length, Hon’ble court fixed the next date on 08.08.22. In this case 1st Prosecution Complaint was filed on 13/05/2021 against Shri Vikas Mishra & Shri Ashok Kumar Mishra. Both of them were also arrested by ED.
ED initiated money laundering investigation on the basis of FIR registered by the CBI, Kolkata against Anup Majee , several other officials of ECL and other public servants and private persons for illegal excavation and theft of coal from the leasehold area of ECL in active connivance of the officials of ECL, CISF, Indian Railways and concerned other departments for alleged commission of a cognizable offence under various sections of IPC and Section 13(2) r/w section 13(1)(a) of the P.C. Act,1988. Total proceeds of crime identified till date is Rs. 2742.32 Crore.
Till now, POC to the tune of Rs. 204.64 have already been attached by ED vide seven Provisional attachment orders and three persons have been arrested by ED till date.
