Enforcement Directorate raids 10 premises in laundering case against Jabalpur ‘Bishop’ | India News
BHOPAL: Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday carried out raids in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand going ahead with their probe into the money laundering case against former Jabalpur bishop P C Singh – moderator of Church of North India (CNI) in India – and some of his family members.
Around 10 premises in Jabalpur, Nagpur and Ranchi were raided. Several incriminating documents were confiscated, sources informed.
ED had filed the case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) taking cognizance of an EOW FIR that names Singh and his son Piyush Paul. Searches by MP EOW at his home had unearthed nearly Rs 2 crore in Indian and foreign currency.
Singh was taken into custody on September 12 in connection with a case registered by EOW in Jabalpur under IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act. Nilesh Lawrence, a Chhattisgarh-based activist whose complaint had led to the EOW searches on the bishop, alleges that Singh had leased out a prime property of CNI to Bhati in 2016.
The property in question is CNI’s gymkhana, a British-era building, which was leased for around Rs 3 crore. He had sent complaints to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office and ED demanding a probe.
Singh faces allegations that as moderator of CNI and bishop of the Jabalpur Diocese, he changed the name of Nagpur Diocesan Board of Education without the consent of the board and appointed himself chairman of the society. He is also accused of misusing his position as chairman of the society and diverting funds from educational institutions to religious institutions, Jabalpur Diocese and for his personal use.
During the EOW investigation, it was found that from 2004-05 to 2011-2012, he allegedly transferred more than Rs 2.7 crore to the Jabalpur Diocese from different schools run by the society, said the agency.
He is also accused of having taken a loan of Rs 15 lakh in 2009 from Christ Church Boys’ Senior Secondary School and used it to buy a private property. This loan was allegedly fraudulently shown as ‘secured loan’ to Jabalpur Diocese in the school accounts.
The FIR also alleges that he and another person named Luvy Mary Sathe bought a property meant for opening a branch of Christ Church School in Saliwada in their own names and the EMI for this loan was paid by the school.
Around 10 premises in Jabalpur, Nagpur and Ranchi were raided. Several incriminating documents were confiscated, sources informed.
ED had filed the case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) taking cognizance of an EOW FIR that names Singh and his son Piyush Paul. Searches by MP EOW at his home had unearthed nearly Rs 2 crore in Indian and foreign currency.
Singh was taken into custody on September 12 in connection with a case registered by EOW in Jabalpur under IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act. Nilesh Lawrence, a Chhattisgarh-based activist whose complaint had led to the EOW searches on the bishop, alleges that Singh had leased out a prime property of CNI to Bhati in 2016.
The property in question is CNI’s gymkhana, a British-era building, which was leased for around Rs 3 crore. He had sent complaints to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office and ED demanding a probe.
Singh faces allegations that as moderator of CNI and bishop of the Jabalpur Diocese, he changed the name of Nagpur Diocesan Board of Education without the consent of the board and appointed himself chairman of the society. He is also accused of misusing his position as chairman of the society and diverting funds from educational institutions to religious institutions, Jabalpur Diocese and for his personal use.
During the EOW investigation, it was found that from 2004-05 to 2011-2012, he allegedly transferred more than Rs 2.7 crore to the Jabalpur Diocese from different schools run by the society, said the agency.
He is also accused of having taken a loan of Rs 15 lakh in 2009 from Christ Church Boys’ Senior Secondary School and used it to buy a private property. This loan was allegedly fraudulently shown as ‘secured loan’ to Jabalpur Diocese in the school accounts.
The FIR also alleges that he and another person named Luvy Mary Sathe bought a property meant for opening a branch of Christ Church School in Saliwada in their own names and the EMI for this loan was paid by the school.
