ED gets Punjab CM Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey's remand till Feb 8

Mohali, February 4: A Jalandhar court has remanded Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand in the illegal sand mining case till February 8. Bhupinder Honey was produced in the Jalandhar court Friday afternoon. During this period, he will be able to meet his family for two hours everyday. He was arrested by the ED on late Thursday night. Also read | Chandigarh relaxes Covid 19 restrictions; allows hotels, restaurants to open till midnight The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has got Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey's remand till February 8, though the agency had sought 14-day remand of Honey in illegal sand mining and money laundering case. The ED maintained that Honey remained non-cooperative through questioning. [caption id="attachment_582742" align="aligncenter"] Harneet Singh Oberoi, advocate for Bhupinder Honey.[/caption] However, Harneet Singh Oberoi, advocate for Bhupinder Honey, said the ED had alleged that his client was not cooperating. He said they had put forth their ground in front of the Judge and informed the court that Honey was suffering from Covid. All reports were also presented, he claimed. The advocate said Honey had been arrested in an FIR dating back to 2018. However, there was no involvement of Honey in that case, claimed Harneet Singh Oberoi. When asked about the recovery of money, Honey's advocate said since the matter was sub judice, he could not divulge much details. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on late Thursday evening arrested Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey in an illegal sand mining case from Jalandhar after day-long questioning. Honey was being questioned at the ED's office at Jalandhar. He was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED's action came around 20 days after it seized more than Rs 10 crore, gold worth above 21 lakh and a Rolex watch worth Rs 12 lakh from the residential premises of Bhupinder Singh Honey, and others in connection with an alleged illegal sand mining case. [caption id="" align="alignnone"] When asked about the recovery of money, Honey's advocate said since the matter was sub judice, he could not divulge much details.[/caption] The ED had declared the recoveries after it concluded its two-day raid conducted at the business and residential premises of the accused persons and their associates in over a dozen places in Mohali, Ludhiana, Rupnagar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Pathankot. The federal agency had also raided the premises of the accused persons and their associates including Kudratdeep Singh, the owner of Pinjore Royalty Company, and his partners and shareholders Kanwarmahip Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sunil Kumar Joshi, Jagveer Inder Singh on January 18 and 19. The raids were also conducted on the premises of Randeep Singh, the owner of Providers Overseas Consultants Pvt Ltd and its other directors and shareholders, including Bhupinder Singh Honey and Sandeep Kumar. Also read | Punjab elections 2022: BJP will improve ease of doing business in state: Rajnath Singh The ED initiated a money-laundering investigation on the basis of an FIR registered at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar police station under section 379, 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 21(1) and 4(1) of Mines and Minerals (Regulation of Development) Act, 1957 in March 2018. -PTC News