News Nation Logo

IT department raids residence of Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath's OSD Praveen Kakkar

Earlier On Friday, Kamal Nath's Nephew Ratul Puri Was Summoned By The Enforcement Directorate In The Agusta Westland Case.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Raghwendra Shukla | Updated on: 07 Apr 2019, 12:52:52 PM
Praveen Kakkar, the officer on special duty (OSD) for Kamal Nath, is reportedly under the scanner for alleged illegal transactions. (Image Credit: ANI)

New Delhi :

The Income Tax (IT) department team on Sunday carried out raids at the residence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's private secretary, Praveen Kakkar. According to reports, a team of over 15 officers began searching Kakkar's house at around 3 am. 

According to some reports, the raids are being conducted on at least 50 locations including Indore, Bhopal and Delhi (Green Park) and those being searched also include former advisor Rajendra Miglani and executives linked to his brother-in-law's firm Moser.

Kakkar, the officer on special duty (OSD) for Kamal Nath, is reportedly under the scanner for alleged illegal transactions.

Kakkad, a former Madhya Pradesh police officer, was appointed OSD to Nath after the Congress-led government came to power in the state last year. He had earlier served as OSD to former Union minister Kantilal Bhuria during the UPA regime.

Earlier on Friday, Kamal Nath's nephew Ratul Puri was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in the Agusta Westland case.

Nath, who questioned the timing of the ED summoning, insisted that he had nothing to do with his nephew's business.  

"He (Puri) is independent and has nothing to do with politics, and I have nothing to do with his business. Whatever (allegation) there is, a full investigation should take place. I welcome it...but why is it emerging during elections?" Nath told reporters.

Puri on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the AgustaWestland case in Delhi.  

The central agency had Wednesday informed a Delhi court that Puri, Chairman of Hindustan Powerprojects Pvt Ltd, was summoned in the high-profile case for interrogation.  

Puri is the son of Nita and Deepak Puri, the CMD of optical storage media firm Moser Baer. Nita is Nath's sister.

The raids are also being conducted against Kolkata-based businessman Paras Mal Lodha, they said. A team of about 200 I-T department and police officers swooped on these premises at around 3 am and some undisclosed cash has been recovered till now, they said.

With PTI Inputs

For all the Latest India News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps.

First Published : 07 Apr 2019, 08:48:05 AM

Videos