The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money-laundering case against a former aide of Union Minister General (retd.) V.K. Singh for alleged irregularities in the supply of pre-fabricated high-altitude tents to the Special Frontier Force, which operates under the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW).
CBI probeThe case has been filed against Shambhu Prasad Singh and others on the basis of a CBI probe into the alleged complicity of unknown R&AW officials. Mr. Singh earlier assisted Gen. V.K. Singh in his works in the Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency.
According to the investigating agency, a company owned by the accused and his relatives had illegally obtained bank loans to meet the eligibility criteria of the contract.
Last year, the CBI registered the case against Sai Baba Builders and Consultants and its three directors — Shambhu Prasad Singh’s wife Manjari, Shyam Sunder Bhatter and J.P.N. Singh. The agency alleged that some R&AW officials had repeatedly extended favours to Shambhu Prasad Singh’s firm for supply of tents during 2009-2013. They tweaked the contract terms to ensure that the order went to the same firm. This allegedly caused the exchequer a loss of Rs. 22 crore and a consequent gain to the company.
