New Delhi: Directorate of Enforcement (ED) arrested Basant Bansal and Pankaj Bansal,Key managerial persons of M3M Group, on 14/6/2023 in the case of Judge Bribery.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of the FIR registered by ACB, Panchkula, Haryana. As per the FIR, reliable information was received that Sudhir Parmer (posted as Special Judge for CBI and ED cases at Panchkula at the material time) was showing favourism to the accused persons namely Roop Kumar Bansal, his brother Basant Bansal, the owners of M3M and Lalit Goyal, the owner of IREO Group in lieu of undue advantage extended by Sudhir Parmar in the criminal cases of ED under PMLA and other cases of CBI pending against the above accused persons in his court. It was further stated that as per reliable information instances [as stated therein] of grave misconduct, abuse of official position and demand/ acceptance of undue advantage/ bribe from the accused persons in the cases pending in his court were observed.
ED has collected incriminating evidences such as bank statements, money trail, etc. with respect to the allegations in the FIR before making the arrests. Basant Bansal and Pankaj Bansal [Key managerial persons of M3M Group] were produced before the designated PMLA Court at Panchkula. The Hon’ble Court has granted custody of 5 days to ED in respect of both the persons.
Further investigation is in progress.