EDA Rs. RJD MP arrested in Rs 2 crore scam

(PTI) New delhi date. 3

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested RJD MP Amarendra Dhari Singh in connection with a Rs 5 crore money laundering case, authorities said in a statement.

The 31-year-old Rajya Sabha MP and businessman was arrested from his residence in Defense Colony under various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The case is a case of non-payment of Rs 3 crore by foreign suppliers to the sons of NRI sons of IFFCO managing director and CEO US Awasthi and managing director of Indian Potash Limited (IPL) PSI and others from 2006 to 2013.

According to officials, the commission was paid through transactions made by Rajiv Saxena, accused in the AugustaWestland VVIP helicopter case.

Officials further said that Amarendra Dhari Singh was made a Rajya Sabha MP by the RJD in Bihar in March last year. He is also the Senior Vice President of Jyoti Trading Corporation, a Dubai-based company.