The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has conducted simultaneous raids in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and seized cash and bank balances amounting to approximately Rs 1.14 crore in connection with a paper leak of examinations conducted by the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC). ED initiated an investigation under the provisions of the Prevention Money Laundering Act, 2002 based on various FIRs registered by Uttarakhand Police against different people regarding paper leaks conducted by UKSSSC, Dehradun. It has come to light that RMS Techno Solutions (India) Pvt Ltd based in Lucknow is the printing press where papers of the UKSSSC examinations were printed and it played a significant role in the leak.
During the investigation, it was found that the examination papers were sold to a number of candidates for approximately Rs 10-15 lakhs per paper by the middlemen and employees of RMS Techno Solutions (India) Pvt Ltd. A huge amount of money was taken by the accused persons from potential candidates in lieu of leaking the papers to them, added the release.
Further investigation under PMLA, 2002, revealed that the accused persons have made/earned properties worth crores of rupees in a short span of time. The purported action has resulted in the seizure/ freezing of cash as well as bank balances amounting to approximately Rs 1.14 crore along with various incriminating documents, property documents, and corroborative evidence to prove the offence of Money Laundering u/s 3 of PMLA, 2002, said the official statement.
The investigation is ongoing.
