ED seizes Rs 2.2-cr during raids in Trans-Arunachal highway compensation 'scam' case

NEW DELHI/ITANAGAR: (Feb 6) The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at multiple locations in Arunachal Pradesh and seized about Rs 2.2 crore in cash as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged Trans-Arunachal Highway compensation scam, officials said.

Six premises in Itanagar and one each at Likabali (Lower Siang district) and Aalo (West Siang district ) were raided under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). These include the locations of Deputy Commissioner, DLRSO (District Land Revenue and Settlement), assessment officials apart from private beneficiaries and conduits, the officials said.

The Trans-Arunachal highway compensation scam case pertains to "large-scale" irregularities in assessment, certification and disbursement of land acquisition compensation involving public servants and private beneficiaries.