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ED suspects money laundering in Wasankar case  By Dheeraj Fartode The multicrore Wasankar scam is on the radar of Enforcement Directorate (ED) as officials of ED are suspecting a money laundering angle in this complex case involving huge cash transactions and benami investments. There was turnover of hundreds of crore and it was widely believed that many prominent political leaders and businessmen received generous amounts from Wasankar. However, the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) is yet to trace the entire mysterious ‘money trail’ as Wasankar had circulated the money through 145 bank accounts. “Wasankar could be booked under stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) so that ED can investigate the case with full powers,” said an ED official.  The official told The Hitavada that ED officials had taken custody documents related to Wasankar scam. The officials are studying the documents and searching money laundering point in the case. Once the ED starts ...

The cash was stashed in three boxes By Dheeraj Fartode In what could be considered as one of the biggest hauls till date, Ganeshpeth Police on Tuesday evening seized Rupees 1.70 crore cash from suspected hawala couriers.  A team of Ganeshpeth police intercepted an autorickshaw near Agyaram Devi square and found to their astonishment a huge and unaccounted cash worth Rs 1.70 crore carried by two people who could not explain and origin or justification for possessing such a massive amount.  There is a suspicion that the money was to be routed through Hawala channel and hence brought to city for depositing it with some trader here. Later, the money was handed-over to Income Tax department for probe.  Hawala money seized by Ganeshpeth police.  According to information, Yasin Khan Mushtak Khan (50), and Ashish Kailash Tikkas (18), both residents of Sivani, Madhya Pradesh, received the courier of the cash from a trader and Amardeep talkies square, Nagpur...

To cut red tape Union Home Ministry has gone in for centralised system so as to eliminate bias and favoritism By Dheeraj Fartode Personal bias that often blocked promotional chances in Indian Police Service (IPS) and blighted many a careers prospects of bright officers might become a thing of past. Union Home Departmental have initiated on-line system for filing of Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) and launched a new website -- ips.gov.in -- for the same. Officially the aim is to maintain transparency and put a check on delay in filing of PAR. Office of State Director General of Police on Tuesday issued a circular in this regard and directed all IPS rank officials entrusted with task of filling in PAR to follow the new time table so avoid delay. PAR is the important document of IPS officer that assess his performance, character, conduct and qualities. It is a tool for career planning and training, rather than a mere judgmental exercise. The Hitavada perused the copy of th...