The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has, by the terms of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, temporarily attached moveable property in the form of Indian currency, valued at Rs. 22.48 lakhs. The bribe paid by Praveen Jain, the beneficial owner of the company, and Dinesh Kumar, the director of M/s Mahagouri Electricals Pvt Ltd, was considered the Proceed of Crime. M/s Pee Jay Enterprises to Subedar Major Pradeep Kumar and Lt. Col Rahul Arvind Pawar, personnel of MES, Ambala Cantt.
Based on a formal complaint filed by ACB Chandigarh under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and several provisions of the IPC Act, 1988 against Lt. Col. Rahul Arvind Pawar (Senior Barracks Store Officer, Military Engineering Service, Ambala Cantt), Subedar, the ED began an investigation.
Among them are Dinesh Kumar, a private contractor and order supplier, and Major Pradeep Kumar of the Military Engineering Service in Ambala Cantt. On August 20, 2022, at Ambala Cantt., Haryana, Lt. Col. Rahul Pawar, and Subedar Major Pradeep Kumar were arrested by the CBI team after accepting a bribe of Rs. 22.48 lakhs from co-accused Dinesh Kumar and others.
The ED inquiry found that Lt. Col. Rahul Arvind Pawar and Subedar Major Pradeep Kumar, both MES, Ambala Cantt. officials made sure Dinesh Kumar received the majority of the orders from MES Ambala and pocketed Rs. 22.48 lakhs due to their official positions as a commission (bribe) from private contractors Praveen Jain and Dinesh Kumar. Additional research is currently being conducted.
