NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has issued a provisional attachment order for a residential plot worth Rs 1.10 crore of Aslam Pasha, partner of Rajamahal Silks, in connection with the case related to illegal mining and trading of iron ore at Hosapete.
An investigation by ED was initiated on the basis of an FIR registered by CBI, EOW, Chennai, against Rajamahal Silks and its managing partner Aslam Pasha, under various sections of IPC, Prevention of Corruption Act, and Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. Further, a chargesheet has been filed by the CBI, EOW, Chennai, before the civil judge and judicial magistrate First Class at Ankola against Rajamahal Silks, Aslam Pasha and 25 other accused persons.
The investigation by ED revealed that during the year 2009-10, 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 to China and, in pursuance of the said criminal conspiracy, they dishonestly and fraudulently dispossessed huge quantum of iron ore to the tune of 1.32 lakh tons from Hosapete whereas the Karnataka government vests absolute rights over mines and minerals within the state, and thus caused wrongful loss to the state exchequer by evading payment of royalty to the tune of Rs 1.10 crore. (ANI)