New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, on Tuesday said it has filed a chargesheet against Arif Anwar Hashmi, former MLA from Utraula in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, and his wife Rozi Salma.
The ED initiated an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on various FIRs registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police under different sections of the IPC, 1860, against Hashmi and his associates. After investigation, the UP Police filed multiple chargesheets against Hashmi and others, alleging offences including illegal encroachment, forgery, cheating, and criminal conspiracy.
The ED stated that large unaccounted cash deposits were found in the bank accounts of Hashmi and his wife, which ...