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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against a close associate of Union Minister Gen. (retd) VK Singh over alleged financial irregularities in the supply of defence items.
The criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Shambhu Prasad Singh and others has been registered by the agency on the basis of a 2014 CBI FIR, sources said.
The case pertains to alleged corruption by unknown officials of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and private firms in connection with the supply of high-altitude tents to a covert unit of the intelligence agency.
A firm owned by Shambhu Prasad and his family members is alleged to have taken illegal bank loans to qualify for the bid for supply of tents or pre-fabricated dwellings for troops in high-altitude areas.
Sources said that Shambhu Prasad has for long been associated with former army chief Singh, who is now the Minister of State for External Affairs.
"The case has been registered against Shambhu Prasad and a few others who were earlier booked by CBI. The accused will soon be issued notices," sources said.
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