ED Arrests G D Mining Promoter in West Bengal Sand-Mining and Money-Laundering Probe

Overview

• Arun Saraf, promoter of G D Mining Pvt Ltd, was arrested on November 6 under the PMLA and is in ED custody until November 14.
• The ED opened its case after West Bengal Police FIRs alleged sand theft and illegal transport using forged e‑challans attributed to the company.
• One FIR cited two sand-laden trucks intercepted near Bhasra Bridge with fake road e‑challans, which police seized along with the vehicles.
• Searches on September 8 at 16 premises in Kolkata and Jhargram recovered Rs 29 lakh and yielded incriminating documents and digital records.
• Investigators describe a scheme using invalid e‑challans to move stolen sand and then laundering cash through falsified books, and they are tracing a wider network of operators and beneficiaries.