Madhu Koda’s associate arrested by Enforcement Directorate

November 6th, 2009 RANCHI - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday made its first arrest in the Rs.2,500 money laundering scam allegedly involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda by nabbing the brother of a close associate. "We have arrested Vikas Sinha," Prabha Kant, deputy director, ED, told reporters here.

November 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A diary belonging to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda shows names of various politicians with monetary transactions with them. A case was registered against Koda and eight others by the Enforcement Directorate of IT department on October 10 for alleged money laundering, diversion of state funds and indulging in huge illegal investments abroad.

November 5th, 2009 RANCHI - Income Tax sleuths on Thursday made it clear that former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda will be arrested as soon as he is discharged from hospital. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and IT department have also directed the ARA Memorial Weaver's Hospital in Ranchi, where Koda is recuperating, not to release him without informing them.

November 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and seven of his aides in connection with alleged Hawala transactions. Koda and his aides have been directed to present themselves before the directorate on November 9, 10,11.

November 4th, 2009 RANCHI - The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is to quiz Madhu Koda over allegations of a Rs.2,500-crore scam, has asked Apollo Hospital for a report on the health status of the former Jharkhand chief minister who was admitted there Tuesday after he complained of a stomach ache. The ED has also asked the hospital management not to discharge the Lok Sabha MP without informing them.

November 3rd, 2009 RANCHI - Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda today ducked IT interrogation by getting himself admitted to Ranchi Apollo Hospital in pretext of acute stomach pain. Meanwhile, Commissioner of Income Tax, Jharkhand Circle, Anjani Kumar has said Koda was not cooperating with them in investigations of the Hawala scam.

November 1st, 2009 RANCHI - Income tax officials on Sunday continued raids at the addresses linked with former Jharkhand chief ministers Madhu Koda and Shibu Soren. On Saturday, the IT and Enforcement Directorate officials raided 70 addresses associated with Koda in order to strengthen a money laundering case against him.

November 1st, 2009 RANCHI - The Income Tax department (IT) and enforcement directorate continued searches in cities across the country for the second day Saturday to gather evidence of corruption against former chief minister and Lok Sabha member Madhu Koda, officials said. "Investigation and search operations are on.

November 1st, 2009 RANCHI - The Income Tax Department raided houses and offices of two mediapersons and personal secretaries of former Jharkhand chief ministers Shibu Soren and Madhu Koda against whom a disproportionate assets charge was being probed, an official said Sunday. The IT department and the Enforcement Directorate jointly raided houses of personal secretaries Harendra Singh of Madhu Koda and M.N.

October 31st, 2009 RANCHI - The income tax (IT) department, which is probing a disproportionate assets allegation against former Jharkhand chief minister and MP Madhu Koda and his associates, Saturday conducted raids at 70 places in eight cities and discovered documents relating to illegal transactions worth Rs.2,000 crore, an official said. "In the Mumbai raid, we have come across documents which indicates that Rs.300 crore to Rs.400 crore were sent to foreign countries through different mediums including hawala.

October 31st, 2009 RANCHI - The Income Tax department on Saturday conducted nationwide raids at 70 addresses linked to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and others allegedly involved in unaccounted money transaction during his term. Addressing a press conference in Ranchi, Income Tax Director of Investigation, Ujjwal Choudhary, said: "Search operations are being held at the places related to Madhu Koda, Vinod Kumar Sinha and Sanjay Chowdhary.

October 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Income tax officials conducted nationwide raids on Saturday at various addresses linked with former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and his associates. According to sources, the IT officials raided 65 addresses associated with Koda as the Enforcement Directorate was working to strengthen the money laundering case against him.

October 31st, 2009 RANCHI - The Income Tax Department, which is probing a disproportionate assets charge against former Jharkhand chief minister and MP Madhu Koda, Saturday conducted raids at 70 places in eight Indian states, an official said. "We are conducting search operation at 70 places of eight cities of the country.

October 31st, 2009 RANCHI - The Income Tax Department Saturday conducted raids at the various homes of former Jharkhand chief minister and MP Madhu Koda, an official said. The official said the IT department was conducting raids at different places in seven Indian cities.

October 10th, 2009 RANCHI - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a case against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and eight others on Saturday for alleged money laundering, diversion of State funds and making huge illegal investments abroad. The ED filed an Enforcement Case Information Report before the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ranchi on Saturday.