Court issues letters to 5 countries to help ED

A special court in Ranchi last week issued letter rogatory (Letter of Request) to five countries – Thailand, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sweden and Liberia to facilitate the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation in the Rs 2,000 crore money laundering scam involving former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda.

The court of Special Judge, Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA), Pankaj Kumar has ordered for issuing the Letter of Request and send them to the Union Ministry of External Affairs to forward them to the concerned courts in the five countries.