The Enforcement Directorate is reportedly planning searches linked to alleged benami assets of Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddharth Sharma as part of the ongoing probe into singer Zubeen death case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to raid the benami properties of event organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, an accused in the death of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg and another accused Siddharth Sharma, Zubeen’s manager.
Shyamkanu and Siddharth are in SIT (Special Investigation Team) custody since October 1 after their arrest the same day. During the interrogation, the SIT came across instances of disproportionate assets.
According to sources, the SIT has already provided all the information to the ED in this regard. ED officials is likely to interrogate Shyamkanu Mahanta at the CID office. The interrogation will be regarding documents seized by the SIT during the course of their probe.
During the two-day search at his residence and office, the CID officials of Assam Police had seized forged documents, including duplicate PAN cards for a single company and 28 stamp seals of various government officials and firms.
The PAN cards issued in the name of Mahanta’s event management company, “Trend MMS”, bore different numbers which, according to the investigators, indicated fraudulent intent and manipulation of financial records, suggesting possible money laundering.
It is the seizure of such incriminating evidence that the SIT decided to rope in the ED and IT into the investigation.
