Lucknow unit of ED books former minister Babu Singh Kushwaha in money laundering case

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow unit of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday registered a case against former cabinet minister in BSP government Babu Singh Kushwaha under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
ED sources said that probe revealed that Kushwaha's assets were six-times more than income from his known sources. The value of the assets runs into crores.
Kushwaha is also an accused in the Rs 1400 crore scam involving construction of memorials in Lucknow and Noida during BSP chief Mayawati's regime.
The ED is also rummaging benami properties of the former minister even as CBI and Vigilance Establishment have registered cases against him.
A benami plot worth Rs 30 crore of Kushwaha was recently attached by the I-T department.
Also in the day, ED registered a case against former BSP MLC Mohammed Iqbal in connection with disproportionate assets case.
The agency had attached seven sugar mills owned by Iqbal and his family members valuing about Rs 1097 crore in 2021.