JOIN USED arrests meat exporter Qureshi
Controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with investigations into a money laundering case involving him and others.
Qureshi, an alumnus of Doon School and Delhi’s St Stephen’s College, was apprehended on Friday late night after he was called for questioning in the case registered under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
“ED arrests Moin Qureshi under PMLA. He was involved in accepting huge amount of money in the name of public servants,” the agency tweeted.
The ED is investigating two FIRs against Qureshi, one in Income Tax evasion case and the other arising out of a corruption case involving public servants.
The arrest comes in connection with the case involving public servants. The ED had earlier referred to the CBI to probe corruption angle after it emerged that Qureshi had links with public servants, including former CBI Director A P Singh with whom he shared “coded messages” on Blackberry phone. Singh was named by the CBI in its FIR, which was taken by the ED later.
According to the ED, “certain facts” emerged during its probe that constituted “omission and commission of certain acts” by certain public servants holding high positions in collusion with Qureshi. Huge amount of illegal money found to have been transacted in this connection.
Analysis of messages from Qureshi’s phone showed that hawala operators used to transfer bribe money collected by officials to different locations in France and the United Kingdom, the statement claimed.
In this way, he also obtained huge amount of money for providing influence. The money was obtained in the name of government servants or political persons holding public office. The public servants illegally either obtained the money for themselves or through their kin, it said.
The probe also showed that some accused involved in criminal cases as well as persons who want to seek undue favours from investigating agencies were in touch with Qureshi to get them off the hook, it said.
Qureshi allegedly took “huge money” from various persons for obtaining undue favours from public servants and politicians “after exercising his personal influence”.