ED arrests RJD MP Amarendra Dhari Singh in money laundering case linked to fertiliser scam

The Enforcement Directorate arrested RJD Rajya Sabha MP Amarendra Dhari Singh in connection with a money laundering case probe linked to an alleged fertiliser scam.

The MP and businessman has been arrested under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the ED said in a statement.

The case pertains to an alleged fertiliser scam linked to the IFFCO and India Potash Limited (IPL), in which the CBI had registered a corruption case last month.


Dhari is stated to be the senior vice president of a firm involved in the case, identified as Jyoti Trading Corporation.