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ED Raids Six Sites in Assam and Delhi in Probe of Forged Council Purchase Orders

The operation targets a forged autonomous council procurement scheme that extracted commissions, diverted goods, left suppliers unpaid, with proceeds now being traced.

ED said the accused diverted consignments, carried out unauthorised unloading of goods and made no payments to suppliers.

Overview

  • Searches by the ED’s Guwahati zonal office were conducted on November 18 in Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Tezpur and New Delhi under the PMLA.
  • Officers seized Rs 14.5 lakh in cash, froze bank balances of Rs 13.68 lakh, and took two vehicles plus a land sale deed valued at about Rs 65 lakh.
  • The probe names Rishiraj Kaundinya, Biju Das and Mukesh Jain in connection with alleged fake orders issued in the names of the Dima Hasao and Mising autonomous councils.
  • Investigators cite fabricated supply orders, forged signatures and cheques, and false payment-clearance notes used to induce suppliers for goods from blankets to solar equipment and infrastructure projects.
  • The ED estimates fake orders tied to supplies worth roughly Rs 9.86 crore and illicit commissions of about Rs 2.04 crore, with further asset attachment and restitution actions in progress.