ED raids 2 ex-Punjab ministers; seizes docs, mobile phones, electronics

“Incriminating” documents, mobile phones, and other electronic devices were seized by the ED after raids against two former Punjab forest ministers and Congress leaders Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and Sangat Singh Giljian and others as part of an alleged forest scam-linked money laundering probe.
The federal probe agency issued a statement on Friday, saying its investigation pertains to charges of “bribery” in the state forest department against the issuance of a permit for tree felling and for transfer/posting in the department, among some other allegations.
The raids were conducted on November 30 in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi at the residential premises of Dharamsot, Giljian, their associates, forest officers and some private individuals, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said.
Dharamsot (63), has been a five-time MLA and he was arrested earlier this year by the Punjab Vigilance bureau as part of a case linked to alleged possession of disproportionate assets.
Giljian has been an MLA from