A local court in Punjab on Tuesday extended the Enforcement Directorate custody of Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh for three more days in the illegal sand mining case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested Bhupinder Singh alias Honey, Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew, in an alleged illegal sand mining case , last week.
The agency alleged that Bhupinder Singh, Kumar, and Kudrat Deep Singh set up a firm named Provider Overseas Consultancy Limited in 2018 with 33.33% stakes each. The firm had a turnover of ₹18.77 lakh in 2019-2020, according to the audit report available on the website of the Union ministry of corporate affairs.
Honey was presented in the court after his ED custody expired on Tuesday. The prosecution moved a plea before the court seeking more custody.He was arrested in a money laundering case pertaining to illegal mining in Punjab.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told the court that Honey was required to be questioned more.On the other hand, the counsel appearing for Honey opposed the prosecution’s move, saying there was no need for more custodial remand.Honey was arrested by the ED during the intervening night of February 3 and 4 which later got his custody till February 8.Sources have claimed since Honey was close to Chhani, he was using the political connection to earn huge profit.According to ED documents accessed by IANS, Honey has confessed that it the Rs 10 crore case recovered by the ED during raids belonged to him.ED has alleged that he was getting money from illegal mining too.On January 18, ED had conducted raids at ten different locations including Homeland Heights which is the residence of Honey.
