Enforcement Directorate (ED) action is going on in Himachal Pradesh scholarship scam. ED (Shimla) has finally attached immovable properties worth Rs 1.6 crore under PMLA 2002 (March 11, 2025). In this scam, assets worth Rs 30.5 crore have been attached to this scam.
This scholarship amount was for Dalit, backward class and economically weaker students but this amount was allegedly embezzled.
In 2019, the scam was revealed when the CBI started an investigation and many irregularities were found. During the investigation, it was revealed that government scholarship of crores of rupees was misused by showing fake admissions and fake documents.
Why the action of ED was important?
Scholarship scam had registered a case in 2022 to examine the aspect of money laundering in the scholarship scam. Since then, the agency has been constantly attaching properties. So far, a total of Rs 30.5 crore movable and immovable properties have been attached. According to sources, the ED also suspects the role of many influential people in the investigation. The names of some big educational institutions, administrative officials and political personalities can also be revealed in this. Many people are being questioned in this case and some other arrests may also be done.
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