The Enforcement Directorate raided the home of retired IAS officer and former secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Ramesh Abhishek on May 21 as part of an investigation into money laundering connected to disproportionate assets.
The 1982-batch officer is the subject of a recent Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) file that was registered, which is what led to the ED probe. In February, the CBI raided him.
In 2019, Abhishek left the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DPIIT) after thirty years of service.
The ED is searching the premises of Abhishek as part of a money laundering investigation, the sources said, PTI reported.
The CBI and ED have also booked his daughter Vanessa.
Along with his daughter Vanessa Agrawal, the 1982 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Bihar cadre, who retired from service in 2019 was charged with criminal conspiracy and the prevention of corruption act for allegedly taking "big amounts" from organisations while working in the department.
The retired officer also held the post of chairman, Forward Markets Commission, and the CBI case was booked against him on a reference from anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal.
The Lokpal has alleged that the father-daughter duo received big amounts as professional fee from various entities and organisations with whom the former IAS officer had official dealings as the secretary or the chairman.
(with inputs from agencies)
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