Ayushman Bharat Case: ED searches 21 locations in Delhi, Jharkhand, West Bengal
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Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted raids at 21 locations in Jharkhand, Delhi and West Bengal on Friday as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities related to the Ayushman Bharat scheme fraud.
According to official sources, the searches were carried out at the premises of the private secretary of former Jharkhand health minister Banna Gupta, as part of a money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme.
The officials of the federal probe agency raided 21 locations in Jharkhand, Delhi and West Bengal under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the sources said.
According to the PTI report, premises linked to Om Prakash Singh, Gupta, apart from that of “key suspects”, including consultants and former executives of associated firms, were raided early morning. A security team of central paramilitary personnel accompanied the officials of the federal probe agency.
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