Latest News | ED Arrests Jharkhand Coal Businessman in Money Laundering Case

Ranchi, Jan 16 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested a coal businessman in connection with a money laundering investigation, official sources said.

Ezhar Ansari was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) from Jharkhand's Hazaribag district around 8 pm, they said.

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The central agency carried out searches in this case during the day.

The probe pertains to a money laundering investigation linked to alleged irregularities in coal trade, the sources said.

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