Enforcement Directorate Seizes Cash, Liquor, and Illegal Weapons in Raids on Haryana Congress MLA and Former INLD MLA’s Residences

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches at the residences of Congress MLA Surender Panwar and former Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA Dilbagh Singh, unearthing a significant cache of assets. The raids, linked to an alleged illegal mining case, revealed over 100 bottles of liquor, ₹5 crore in cash, illegal foreign-made weapons, and approximately 300 cartridges.

The operation, initiated at the residence of former Congress MLA Surendra Panwar, a mining businessman, involved 15 to 20 ED officials using six vehicles. The searches extended to the MLA’s residence, office, and other locations, continuing throughout Thursday.

The ED team confiscated the phones of the family and staff present in the house during the operation.

Dilbagh Singh, a former INLD legislator from Yamunanagar, and Surender Panwar, a Congress MLA from Sonipat, faced scrutiny with raids conducted at 20 locations in Yamunanagar, Sonipat, Mohali, Faridabad, Chandigarh, and Karnal.

In addition to the seized liquor and cash, the ED discovered three gold biscuits weighing between 4 to 5 kg.

The investigation traces back to a money laundering case initiated in 2013, following multiple cases filed by Haryana police regarding alleged illegal mining of boulders, gravel, and sand in Yamunanagar and surrounding districts. The National Green Tribunal’s ban on mining prompted the probe.

The central agency alleges that the MLAs are involved in a fraudulent ‘e-Ravaana’ scheme, an online portal introduced by the Haryana government in 2020 to streamline royalty collection and curb tax evasion in mining areas.