The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recovered a cache of illegal foreign-made arms, liquor bottles, cash, and bullion in raids conducted across multiple locations in Haryana linked to former Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) legislator Dilbag Singh and his associates, sources said Friday. Haryana ED raids The raids are connected to an illegal mining and alleged e-conveyance scam in the state. The ED officials have recovered around 300 cartridges of illegal foreign-made arms, over 100 liquor bottles, Rs 5 crore cash and nearly 5kg of bullion during searches at 20 locations on Thursday, January 5. ED raids Haryana Congress and INLD MLA The premises linked to sitting Congress MLA from Guhla, Surender Panwar were also covered during the raids that were conducted in Sonipat, Mohali, Faridabad, Chandigarh, Karnal, and Yamuna Nagar under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Dilbag Singh is a former Yamuna Nagar MLA and a close aide of senior INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala. Moreover, Dilbag Singhs daughter got married to Chautalas son Arjun Chautala four years ago.The ED raids began Thursday morning and the agencys five different teams were escorted by central paramilitary forces during the searches spanning over 24 hours.Raids related to illegal mining The ED is examining documents related to alleged illegal mining unearthed during the raids. Sources said there could be further major revelations as the searches are still underway at locations connected to Dilbag Singh and others. The money laundering case stems from multiple Haryana Police FIRs into the alleged illegal mining of minerals in Yamuna Nagar and adjoining areas. The central agency is also probing suspected irregularities in the e-Ravan online portal started by the state government in 2020 to collect mining royalties and taxes.
