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Mint
08-07-2025
- Mint
ED attaches 9 properties, bank accounts worth ₹14 crore of ex-principal secretary to former CM Bhupinder Hooda
Assets worth ₹ 14.06 crore belonging to retired IAS officer Murari Lal Tayal, former Principal Secretary to the then Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, have been attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of a probe into a disproportionate assets case, news agency PTI reported. The probe agency shared the information on Monday, stating that the attached immovable properties include two houses and seven apartments. The federal agency stated that a provisional attachment order for these properties, located in Chandigarh, Delhi, and Gurugram, was issued on 30 June under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case is based on a CBI FIR accusing Tayal and his family of amassing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. Tayal also served on the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from 2009 to 2014. The ED scrutinised the income tax filings and stock market activities of Tayal, his wife Savita, and son Kartik during the probe. During the check period (2006–2014), the accused acquired disproportionate assets worth ₹ 14.06 crore using proceeds of crime generated through illegal gratification, the ED alleged. In a bizarre incident last month, Bhubaneswar witnessed cash raining from an apartment window as Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, a Chief Engineer in Odisha's Rural Development Department, allegedly tried to dispose of bundles of ₹ 500 notes. Sarangi, a state government employee, was under investigation for corruption and disproportionate assets. The vigilance department recovered over ₹ 2.1 crore in cash during simultaneous raids at seven locations across Angul, Bhubaneswar, and Pipili (Puri). The raids were conducted at Sarangi's double-storeyed residence in Karadagadia (Angul), flats in Dumduma (Bhubaneswar) and Puri, a relative's house in Sikshyakapada (Angul), his paternal house and paternal building in Angul, and his office chamber. In a desperate attempt to evade the officers, Sarangi threw the cash bundles out of his Bhubaneswar flat's window, but the vigilance team later recovered them in the presence of witnesses.
Mint
08-07-2025
- Mint
ED attaches 9 properties, bank accounts worth ₹14 crore of ex-principal secretary to former CM Bhupinder Hooda
Assets worth ₹ 14.06 crore belonging to retired IAS officer Murari Lal Tayal, former Principal Secretary to the then Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, have been attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as part of a probe into a disproportionate assets case, news agency PTI reported. The probe agency shared the information on Monday, stating that the attached immovable properties include two houses and seven apartments. The federal agency stated that a provisional attachment order for these properties, located in Chandigarh, Delhi, and Gurugram, was issued on 30 June under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case is based on a CBI FIR accusing Tayal and his family of amassing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. Tayal also served on the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from 2009 to 2014. The ED scrutinised the income tax filings and stock market activities of Tayal, his wife Savita, and son Kartik during the probe. During the check period (2006–2014), the accused acquired disproportionate assets worth ₹ 14.06 crore using proceeds of crime generated through illegal gratification, the ED alleged. In a bizarre incident last month, Bhubaneswar witnessed cash raining from an apartment window as Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, a Chief Engineer in Odisha's Rural Development Department, allegedly tried to dispose of bundles of ₹ 500 notes. Sarangi, a state government employee, was under investigation for corruption and disproportionate assets. The vigilance department recovered over ₹ 2.1 crore in cash during simultaneous raids at seven locations across Angul, Bhubaneswar, and Pipili (Puri). The raids were conducted at Sarangi's double-storeyed residence in Karadagadia (Angul), flats in Dumduma (Bhubaneswar) and Puri, a relative's house in Sikshyakapada (Angul), his paternal house and paternal building in Angul, and his office chamber. In a desperate attempt to evade the officers, Sarangi threw the cash bundles out of his Bhubaneswar flat's window, but the vigilance team later recovered them in the presence of witnesses. During the searches, officials found around ₹ 1.1 crore at his Angul residence and ₹ 1 crore from his Bhubaneswar flat. The operation followed allegations that Sarangi possessed assets far beyond his known sources of income. A team of 26 officers, including eight DSPs, 12 inspectors, and six ASIs, carried out the raids. Videos from the scene showed officers counting piles of currency, mostly in ₹ 500 notes, alongside ₹ 200, ₹ 100, and ₹ 50 denominations. (With inputs from agency)
Indian Express
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Bank balance of Rs. 14.06 crore, 2 houses, 7 apartments: ED attaches retired Haryana IAS officers' assets
The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets of Haryana cadre retired IAS officer Murari Lal Tayal in an ongoing investigation against him and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The total assets provisionally attached are worth several crores, including two houses and seven apartments located in Chandigarh, New Delhi, and Gurgaon, as well as a bank balance of approximately Rs. 14.06 crore. ED took this action on June 30, but made an official announcement about it on its social media platforms Monday. The Central agency is conducting an investigation against Tayal and others in the matter of disproportionate assets allegedly amassed by Tayal while he was serving as the principal secretary to the then-Haryana chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and during Tayal's tenure as a member of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). From March 6, 2005, to October 31, 2009, Tayal served as PS/CM and from November 30, 2009, till December 31, 2014, he served as a member of CCI. ED had taken over the investigation in the case based on the First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation. In its FIR, CBI alleged that from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2014, Tayal had amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. ED had been investigating the financial records of Tayal, his wife, Savita Tayal, and son, Kartik Tayal, including their Income Tax returns and other financial transactions. CBI registered the first FIR on August 12, 2015, regarding alleged irregularities related to land acquisition in Manesar. Based on the investigations conducted by CBI in the first FIR, the investigating agency registered a second FIR in 2017 against Tayal, pertaining to his alleged disproportionate assets. Savita Tayal retired as the principal of a government college in 2012, and was appointed as a member of the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC). She retired from HPSC in 2016.
Time of India
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
In action against Bhupinder Hooda's former principal secretary, ED attaches 9 houses, bank accounts worth Rs 14cr
Chandigarh: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday provisionally attached nine houses and apartments, and bank accounts with balances worth Rs 14.06 crore, linked to former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda's former principal secretary Murari Lal Tayal, his wife, and family members. The move comes even as the trial against Tayal, known as a confidant of Hooda, is yet to start. The attachment orders are based on investigations carried out by ED in a case linked to corruption and amassing assets disproportionate to known sources of income during Tayal's service as a bureaucrat in Haryana. The provisional attachments have been carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 by ED's Chandigarh zone office. The nine immovable properties include two houses and seven apartments in Chandigarh, New Delhi, and Gurgaon. An FIR registered by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) wing of CBI alleged that former IAS officer Tayal and his family members amassed assets disproportionate to his income from Jan 2006 to Dec 31, 2014. Tayal served as principal secretary to the then chief minister of Haryana from March 6, 2005, to Oct 31, 2009, and as a member of the Competition Commission of India from Nov 30, 2009, to Dec 31, 2014. Pursuant to this, ED investigated the financial affairs, income tax records, and stock market dealings of Tayal and his wife, Savita Tayal, who also served as a member of HPSC during the Congress govt, and their son, Kartik Tayal. The ED investigation revealed that from Jan 1, 2006, to Dec 31, 2014, the accused acquired disproportionate assets worth Rs 14.06 crore while using the proceeds of crime (PoC) generated through illegal gratification. Last year, CBI filed a voluminous chargesheet against the accused, and the trial could not be advanced as the agency did not get permission for prosecution of the officer from the depart of personnel and training, as well as the govt of Haryana. During the Bhupinder Hooda-led Congress govt, Tayal enjoyed plum postings in Haryana as well as the Centre.
India Gazette
07-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
ED attaches nine immovable assets, Rs 14.06 cr bank balance of retired IAS officer
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached nine immovable properties in Chandigarh, New Delhi and Gurgaon as well as bank balances of Rs 14.06 crore in connection with an ongoing investigation against retired IAS officer Murari Lal Tayal, Principal Secretary to the then Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and others in a disproportionate assets case. The federal agency shared the information on Monday, pointing out that the attached immovable properties include two houses and seven apartments. Chandigarh Zonal Office attached these assets on June 30 under the Provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. ED initiated an investigation based on the First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Tayal, a 1976 batch (retired) IAS officer. The FIR alleged that Tayal, while serving as Principal Secretary to the then Chief Minister of Haryana from March 6, 2005 to October 31, 2009 and member in Competition Commission of India from November 30, 2009 to December 31, 2014 (check period from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2014) and his family members had amassed assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. Pursuant to this, ED said it investigated the financial affairs, income tax records, and stock market dealings of Tayal, his wife, Savita Tayal, and son, Kartik Tayal. ED investigation revealed that during the check period from January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2014, the accused had acquired disproportionate assets worth Rs 14.06 crore (approx.) using proceeds of crime generated through illegal gratification. (ANI)
