ED Raids 12 Sites in Nagpur Sand Racket Money-Laundering Probe

Overview

• Searches began around 5 am with coordinated teams from Nagpur, Mumbai and Delhi supported by central security personnel.
• Premises in Saoner, Rampuri, Patansawangi, Gosewadi and Khapa were checked, including locations linked to Praful and Uttam Kapse, Ravindra Kolte, Laxmikant Satpute, Vinod Gupta, Narendra Pimpal, Sharad Rai, Manoj Gaikwad, Guddu Khorgade and Amit Rai.
• Officials have not disclosed any seizures, and sources said the action followed repeated summons that drew little cooperation.
• The probe stems from a January 19, 2022 FIR at Sadar Police Station alleging cheating, forgery and use of fake documents to evade sand royalties.
• Earlier police work identified Bhopal-based Rahul Khanna as the alleged creator of fake Electronic Transit Passes used to move sand, including papers tied to Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh.