Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Tuesday Provisional Attached a Residential Plot worth Rs.1.10 Crore owned by Aslam Pasha,Partner of Rajamahal Silks in connection with the case related to illegal mining and trading of Iron-ore at Hospet,Karnataka.
Investigation by ED was initiated on the basis of an FIR registered by CBI,Economic Offences Wing,Chennai against Rajamahal Silks and its Managing Partner Aslam Pasha,under various sections of IPC,Prevention of Corruption Act,and also under Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act.
A Chargesheet has been filed by the CBI,EOW,Chennai before the Judicial Magistrate of First Class,Ankola, Karnataka against Rajamahal Silks,Aslam Pasha and 25 other accused .
Investigation by ED revealed that during the year 2009-2010,Rajamahal Silks and its managing Partner Aslam Pasha along with the other accused persons entered into a criminal conspiracy for illegal procurement,transport and export of Iron-ore worth 1.32 lakhs Metric Tonnes from Hospet,to China.
This according to the ED probe,is a criminal conspiracy, carried out dishonestly and fraudulently dispossessed huge quantum of iron-ore,whereas the Government of Karnataka vests absolute rights over mines and minerals within the state of Karnataka .
This amounts to wrongful loss to the exchequer of Government of Karnataka by evading payment of royalty to the tune of Rs.1.10 Crore.
Further investigation under PMLA is in progress.
