LUCKNOW, Sept. 17 -- A special court in Lucknow has taken cognisance of an Enforcement Directorate (ED) charge sheet against two accused, including a former project director of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case linked to misappropriation of MGNREGA funds in seven Uttar Pradesh districts between 2007 and 2010, senior ED officials confirmed here on Wednesday senior officials confirmed.

In a press note shared with the media, a senior ED official said that the Allahabad Sub-Zonal Office had filed a charge sheet against Bhagwati Prasad Verma and Athar Parvez under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002, before the special court (PMLA) in Lucknow on April 24, 2025. The court took cognis...