New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced today that it has filed a chargesheet against Bhagwati Prashad Verma and Athar Parvez in a case before a special PMLA court in Lucknow. The court has taken cognizance of the matter.
The ED initiated its investigation based on an FIR registered by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the CBI in Lucknow under various sections of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The case involves the abuse of official position, criminal conspiracy, and misappropriation of MNREGA funds across seven districts of Uttar Pradesh, Balrampur, Gonda, Mahoba, Sonbhadra, Sant Kabir Nagar, Mirzapur, and Kushinagar during the period 2007-2010.
The ED's investigation revealed that Bhagwati Pra...