Former MLA Ramnivas Surjakheda was arrested by the police in June. – File photo
A new revelation has been revealed in the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HSVP) scam. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made several claims in the prosecution complaint in the Panchkula Court, which has said that not one, but not one, but 11 different bank accounts for rigging Rs 225.51 crore.
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Two low-level officers, mastermind Sunil Kumar Bansal and Ramnivas Surjakheda of HSVP’s Accounts Department instructed the banks through e-mail to transfer money to certain individuals and institutions. Then those money was withdrawn.
Later, Surjakheda used cash in 2019 from Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) to get tickets in the assembly elections and election expenses. He became an MLA on JJP ticket from Narwana Reserve Ticket. The BJP-JJP became the chairman of the Khadi Village Industries Board in the coalition government.
However, later distance from JJP and targeted the then deputy CM Dushyant Chautala. He often appeared on BJP’s forums on several occasions.
At the same time, advocate Abhishek Singh Rana on behalf of former jailed MLA Surjakheda has claimed that there is no strong evidence against Surjakheda. The witnesses have testified against them under pressure.
These 3 more revelations in ED’s Procedure Complaint …
- Bank officials violated RBI policy: Officials of Punjab National Bank (Manimajra Branch) and Union Bank of India (Sector 17, Chandigarh) are accused of not maintaining the account opening form, customer identification records, authority letters and other necessary documents properly for government accounts. This work is considered to be a clear violation of the RBI guidelines and its internal policies of the bank, as ED has reported.
- Banks allowed to withdraw money on fake signature: Punjab National Bank made transactions worth crores of rupees based on an email from an informal email ID controlled by Sunil Kumar Bansal. There was neither an official signature nor any seal on them. In addition, there were also transactions on telephone confirmation from letters without official seal and fake signatures and private numbers. Similarly, Union Bank of India ran accounts in the name of HSVP Land Acquisition Officers. It also allowed withdrawal of money on the basis of fake documents and signature, in which no seal, approved reference or verification authority was present. The ED said that HSVP also showed failure to keep any records related to accounts or reconstructs, in which it was cheated.
- Three more in Provision Complaint Name: Apart from Bansal and Surjakheda, the ED has mentioned 3 more accused in its procedures Complaint. These include Balwinder Singh (allegedly Rs 54.51 crore in accounts), Harinder Pal Singh (allegedly Rs 41.23 crore in accounts) and Ranjit Singh (allegedly Rs 24.85 crore in accounts). 12 people are still absconding in this case.
This is how 10 bank accounts were revealed Bansal was involved in the Inter-Count Fund Transfer and Expenditure Decision. He was accused of operating accounts on the basis of allegedly unproven emails and fake letters at Punjab National Bank and Union Bank of India. Bank officials also worked on their oral instructions for deposits and debit in accounts.
Bansal closed the main fraud account at the Manimajra branch of PNB a day before his retirement, which led to a fraud of about Rs 70 crore. The initial investigation started from this account, but later the ED came to know that the same people had received money from 10 more accounts of HSVP.
Altus space builders also transferred money The money was transferred to the accounts of individuals to connect the layers, who confessed to the ED that the money was withdrawn and handed over to the accused. 15.64 crore rupees from this amount were also transferred to Messrs Altus Space Builders for alleged benami properties.
ED attached these properties so far Apart from movable properties, 3 houses in Sector 26 (Panchkula), 26 plots in SAS Nagar and 26 plots in Kharar and 30 plots of different size in Ambala have been attached. The size of these plots ranges from some marla to 79 kanals.
Case of cheating filed in 2023 In 2023, Haryana Police registered a case of cheating Rs 70 crore against them. After this, the ED started investigating the money laundering and it was found that the accused had rigged Rs 225 crore. Ramnivas Surjakheda has been a JJP MLA from Narwana assembly seat from the year 2019 to 2024.
Before becoming an MLA, he himself was a senior account officer in HSVP itself and came into politics after retirement. Two years ago, Haryana Police registered a case on unknown. The police was given a complaint by an HSVP official.
Surjakheda has been an account assistant officer When there was a fraud between 2015 and 2019, Ramnivas Surjakheda was working as an account assistant and senior account officer in HSVP till 2017 and Sunil Kumar Bansal 2019. The ED has recorded statements of about 10 people.
These statements have exposed this scam ranging from 72 crores to Rs 225 crore. About 160 crore rupees were transferred to the accounts of these 10 people and all these people are said to be close to the former MLA.