ED arrests former MLA Dilbagh Singh, aide Kulwinder Singh in illegal mining-money laundering case
Friday | Jun 20 2025 | 10:52:20 AM
Friday | Jun 20 2025 | 10:52:20 AM
New Delhi, January 9
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Indian National Lok Dal (INLD’s) former MLA Dilbagh Singh and his close aide Kulwinder Singh in the illegal mining-linked money laundering case.
The federal agency had conducted raids at around 20 locations across Haryana and Punjab in connection with the investigation of the money-laundering case at the residence of the Congress MLA from Sonipat, Surender Pawar.
The ED recovered unaccounted cash worth Rs 5 crore, at least four foreign-made weapons, 300 cartridges, around 4 kg of gold and other jewellery and over 100 liquor bottles from his plush residence in Yamunanagar.
The bottles were recovered from Dilbagh’s farmhouse at the Raiyanwala village and the weapons and cash from his residence, both in the Yamunanagar district.
The money laundering stems from the various FIRs registered by Haryana Police to probe the illegal mining of boulders, gravel and sand in Yamunanagar, Sonipat and nearby districts of Haryana. The primary charge against the accused was they continued illegal mining even after the expiry of the licenses issued to them and despite a ban imposed by National Green Tribunal.
The ED will seek their custody in the illegal mining case as well as in the case of possession of illicit firearms.
