VIJAY DEO JHA
Ranchi, Sept 14: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to go for a hot pursuit of Dahu Yadav after tomorrow (September 15) if he fails to turn up before the agency to co-operate in the ongoing probe.
As per the information, the ED, a couple of days back, dispatched him a final reminder to appear for questioning latest by September 15 failing which the ED would take coercive actions including arrest warrant and confiscations of properties.
Earlier, the ED sent him a summons thrice. But he evaded all after which the ED served summons to his wife, son and brother also. It was revealed that Dahu Yadav, one pf the associates of Jharkhand CM representative Pankaj Mishra, raised assets in the name of his family members which are dubbed as the proceeds of the illegal mining.
Well placed sources said that Dahu Yadav was spotted at Madhuban-Pirpainti locality along with his men. But it is now nearly two months since Dahu Yadav appeared before the ED. He was last seen and questioned by the ED on July 18.
On July 19, he informed the ED that owing to a sudden medical problem of his mother he had to rush to Sahibganj to look after his mother. He assured the ED that he would turn up once his mother gets well.
Earlier, on July 8, the ED had conducted searches in Sahibganj, Barhet, Rajmahal, Mirza Chauki and Barharwa and seized Rs 5.34 crore. Later on, the ED had seized one inland vessel namely M.V.Infralink- III which Dahu Yadav had hired for inland water transportation. The ED also seized Rs 13.32 crore lying in 50 bank accounts belonging to Pankaj Mishra, Dahu Yadav and others.
