Lucknow. In Uttar Pradesh, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken major action in the 1100 crore sugar mill scam case under the BSP regime. The ED has attached assets worth more than Rs 1097 crore to former BLC MLC and Saharanpur resident Muikbal. These include seven sugar mills named after him and his clan companies. The investigation agency will soon tighten the other accused in the sugar mill scam. CBI investigation is also going on in this scam. Former MLC Iqbal’s two sons, Mr. Javed and Wajid, are also named in the scam.
The ED has attached seven sugar mills purchased in Kushinagar, Bareilly, Hardoi and Barabanki through the bogus companies of Mr. Iqbal and his family. The present market value of the land of these mills is more than Rs 1097 crore. While these mills were sold to Mohammad Iqbal and his family for a mere Rs 60.28 crore. Mr. Iqbal and his family bought them through Namrata Marketing Private Limited and Giriyasho Company Private Limited. Rigging was done through several other bogus companies. Namrata and Giriasho Company had opened seven bogus companies in a single day for sale deed.
The CBI Lucknow Anti Corruption Branch filed a case on 25 April 2019 in the sugar mill scam. The CBI had made the scam the basis of its case in the FIR lodged in the year 2017 at Gomtinagar police station in Lucknow. After this, a case was registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in this scam worth crores in the zonal office of Lucknow, ED. Under the leadership of zonal director Rajeshwar Singh, the role of former MLC Muikbal and other accused were being investigated.
The ED had raided five places from Saharanpur to Delhi in the past and captured many important documents. During the investigation of ED, information of several bogus companies of Muikbal and his family members was revealed. The ED had gathered important evidence from other departments including banks, district administration, revenue and income tax. 21 sugar mills of Sugar Corporation were sold in the year 2010-11. Namrata Marketing Private Limited had purchased mills of Deoria, Bareilly, Kushinagar, Barabanki and Hardoi units. Bypassing the rules, both companies were declared eligible for the auction process.
SFIOO also investigated: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had recommended a CBI inquiry into the sugar mill scam in April 2018. The state government had also investigated the case with Serious Fraud Investigation Organization (SFIO). After which a fraud case was filed at the Gomtinagar police station on behalf of the then Managing Director of the State Sugar Corporation.
The case was registered against them: CBI through fake documents in connection with the purchase of seven sugar mills located in Deoria, Bareilly, Kushinagar, Hardoi and Barabanki, Rakesh Sharma, his wife Suman Sharma, Dharmendra Gupta of Ghaziabad, Saurabh Mukund, resident of Saharanpur A case was registered against Mr. Javed, Mr. Wajid Ali and Mr. Naseem Ahmed.
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