India's ED files money laundering case against Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra and businessman Darshan Hiranandani for alleged cash-for-queries scam.
India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money laundering case against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra and businessman Darshan Hiranandani in connection with an alleged cash-for-queries scam. The ED filed an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against Moitra and Hiranandani, following a complaint by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Moitra and Hiranandani are being probed under the civil sections of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The CBI had last month conducted searches at the premises of Moitra after filing an FIR, and the Lokpal has instructed the CBI to file its report within six months. The allegations against Moitra include asking questions in Lok Sabha in exchange for cash and gifts from Hiranandani to attack industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.