The ED action against the former Delhi Jal Board ex-chief engineer, his wife, and a contractor was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a retired chief engineer and a contractor in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the tendering process of the Delhi Jal Board, official sources said Thursday.
Alleging a conspiracy, Water Minister Atishi said incumbent Delhi Jal Board members completed their tenure in mid-October but no interim or permanent members have been appointed since.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Vinay Mangla, the general secretary of the association, claimed that payment upwards of Rs 950 crore has been pending since February.