Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, April 23: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money laundering case to probe the sources of properties of Ansar Sheikh, the main accused and other suspects in the Jahangirpuri communal clash that took place in Delhi last week, according to those familiar with the matter.
A day after Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana wrote to the central agency, a complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was filed. The ED will investigate all of Sheikh’s and other suspects’ finances to see if any monies were used to inflame communal tensions.
According to an officer familiar with the matter, Sheikh is suspected of receiving remittances from abroad, and preliminary investigations by Delhi Police have shown that he has a large property in Haldia, West Bengal.
The Delhi Police are already tracing his travels in the days leading up to the confrontations last week and analysing his phone data as part of their investigation into the disturbances.
Seven FIRs have been filed in connection with the incidents, and 25 people have been arrested, including three juveniles. 27 more suspects involved in the fights have been identified by police, who say they will be apprehended soon.
