Koda aide brought to Delhi for inquiry

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday brought Vikash Sinha, an associate of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, to Delhi for interrogation in the alleged hawala and illegal investment case running into more than Rs 2,000 crore. Vikash was taken to ED���s zonal office in Delhi, after a Ranchi local court gave the directorate his custody for 10 days.

Enforcement Directorate has framed charges against Vikash, brother of Koda aide Binod Sinha, under sections 409 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 465 (forgery), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and other provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. ED officials said he would be interrogated about money laundering and hawala deals that he had carried out on behalf of Koda.

Vikash has accepted during questioning by the IT department that he carried a cash of Rs 40 crore from Ranchi to Kolkata and transferred the money for alleged hawala transaction on behalf of his brother Binod and Koda.
During the 10-day custody period, Vikash may also be taken to places in and outside the national Capital for gathering evidence.

Meanwhile, IT department���s additional director (investigation) Ajit Srivastav has said that Koda will be questioned by his department���s officials.