ED interrogated former Chief Minister Harish Rawat for four hours, case related to VPDO recruitment of 2016
Dehradun. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) interrogated former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat for about four hours on Saturday. This inquiry was conducted in the case of money laundering related to alleged irregularities in 2016 VPDO recruitment. Regarding this matter, ED had sent a notice to Harish Rawat and called him for questioning.
On Saturday, Harish Rawat appeared before the ED for questioning. After this, the officials of the investigating agency questioned him for about four hours. The inquiry was mainly related to the 2016 VPDO recruitment and the alleged money laundering case related to it. However, the detailed details of what questions the ED asked him during the interrogation have not been revealed in the available information.
The matter of alleged irregularities related to VPDO recruitment of the year 2016 has been in discussion for a long time. Now, in order to investigate the aspects of money laundering related to this case, ED had sent a notice to former Chief Minister Harish Rawat. After the notice, he reached before the investigating agency on Saturday.
Due to the interrogation which lasted for about four hours, the matter has once again come into discussion. Harish Rawat has been the former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. In such a situation, political circles are also keeping an eye on his questioning in the alleged money laundering case related to recruitment.
According to available information, the ED investigation pertains to a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the 2016 VPDO recruitment. The investigating agency had issued a notice to Harish Rawat in this regard. In the notice, he was asked to appear for questioning, after which he was interrogated for about four hours on Saturday.
ED generally investigates aspects related to financial transactions and source of funds in cases related to money laundering. At present, detailed information about what level the investigation has reached in this case and which points were prominent in the interrogation of Harish Rawat has not been revealed.
VPDO recruitment is of the year 2016. Now this topic is again in the headlines due to the investigation by ED in the case related to the allegations of alleged irregularities in the recruitment process. The interrogation held on Saturday has emerged as an important link in this investigation. However, no new findings or details of action have been provided by the investigating agency after the inquiry.
During the four-hour long interrogation, ED officials took information from Harish Rawat on various aspects related to the case. Since the case relates to alleged irregularities in the recruitment process and allegations of money laundering related to it, the investigating agency is investigating the matter on the basis of available documents and other facts.
At present it is also not clear whether ED will call Harish Rawat again for questioning in the coming days or not. After Saturday’s interrogation, an eye is being kept on what will be the next action of the investigating agency.
It is important to note in the matter that the ED inquiry is part of the investigation process. Mere questioning does not prove allegations against a person. The investigating agency is investigating the facts and available material in the money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in 2016 VPDO recruitment.
Questions have been raised from time to time regarding matters related to recruitment in Uttarakhand. The case of VPDO recruitment of the year 2016 has also been included in these popular cases. Now after ED’s interrogation of the former Chief Minister, this matter has again come into discussion.
Official details of what statements were recorded and what information the investigating agency received from Harish Rawat during his interrogation of about four hours are not available. In such a situation, it would be too early to reach any additional conclusion regarding the inquiry.
After the questioning of the former Chief Minister, in what direction the investigation will proceed, it will be clear from the upcoming action of ED. The investigating agency can investigate other facts, documents and financial aspects related to this case. If necessary, the people under investigation can be interrogated further.
After the action taken on Saturday, the matter related to VPDO recruitment of the year 2016 has once again come into political and public discussion. Due to ED’s four-hour interrogation of a senior leader like Harish Rawat, eyes have turned to this matter.
According to the information available at present, ED had sent a notice to Harish Rawat and called him for questioning and on Saturday he was questioned for about four hours. The case pertains to allegations of money laundering related to alleged irregularities in the 2016 VPDO recruitment. Now the further action of the investigating agency is likely to reveal new information in the case.