The Chhattisgarh EOW claims that at least Rs 32 crore has been embezzled during the Bharatmala project land acquisition, while the Opposition Congress alleges the scam is worth over Rs 350 crore. The Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s zonal office began a raid and seizure action at nine premises in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur and neighbouring Mahasamund district Monday in connection with the alleged Bharatmala project scam. The agency is probing into alleged irregularities in the payment of compensation for the acquisition of land for the Raipur-Visakhapatnam economic corridor under the Bharatmala project, a centrally funded road and highway development programme. The searches cover premises linked to land broker Harmit Singh Khanuja, his associates, government officials and landowners. On April 25 this year, Chhattisgarh’s Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB)/Economic Offences Wing (EOW) conducted raids at 20 locations across the state. Post navigation Indian benchmarks extend losses as holiday season keeps trading thin:Sensex declines for 4th straight day; Nifty closes below 26,000 mark States to benefit ₹17,000 crore from ‘G RAM G’:UP, Maharashtra and Bihar could be the biggest gainers; centre–state funding ratio will be 60:40
