Aizawl, March 31: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced on Tuesday that it has filed its first charge sheet in a case involving fraudulent claims for government subsidies in Mizoram’s capital, Aizawl.
On March 30, the ED’s Aizawl sub-zonal office submitted the charge sheet against Ravi Gulgulia and others in a special court under sections 45 and 44 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
The investigation was initiated based on an FIR registered by the Mizoram Police Anti-Corruption Bureau, which included various sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
According to an official statement, the investigation revealed that Ravi Gulgulia, in collaboration with Margaret M. Warte, conspired to establish a coke production unit named M/s Mizo Carbon Products (MCP) near Aizawl. The aim was to fraudulently obtain subsidies from the central government.
The inquiry also found that the unit in question was not operational during the claimed period. Despite this, false documents related to production, transportation, raw material purchases, and diesel consumption were prepared to claim approximately ₹2.47 crore under the Central Transport Subsidy (CTS) and ₹93.90 lakh under the Central Capital Investment Subsidy (CCIS).
The ED reported that the entire scam generated illegal income (proceeds of crime) amounting to around ₹3.41 crore.
Furthermore, the investigation revealed that once the subsidy funds were received, they were circulated through various companies and bank accounts controlled by Ravi Gulgulia. These included Ravi Gulgulia and Sons (HUF), M/s Shivratri Commodities Private Limited, M/s Thirdwave Suppliers Private Limited, M/s Gulgulia Trade Corporation, and M/s Yash Marketing India.
According to the ED, the funds were divided into different portions and circulated through circular transactions, eventually being transferred to the main accused’s personal accounts and M/s Global Entrade, where a suspicious amount of ₹45 lakh was deposited.
The ED has already provisionally attached assets worth ₹38.40 lakh under section 5 of the PMLA. The investigation is ongoing.
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