ED summons senior Maosist leader Madan Sahni, wife, son

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Patna : The Enforcement Directorate on February 27, 2018, issued summons to a self-styled area commander of the CPI (Maoist), Vaishali-Muzaffarpur Sub Zonal Committee, Madan Sahni, who had allegedly acquired property in the name of his wife, an Anganwadi worker. Sahni has been asked to appear at the ED office between March 6 and March 8.

According to an ED release here, summons have also been issued to Madan Sahni’s wife Chandeshwari Devi and son Rohit, who allegedly assisted his father in various Maoist operations and also collected levy from locals. The father-son duo has been named in at least 20 FIRs relating to murder, extortion and dacoity. According to the ED release, Sahni has allegedly also made investments in real estate. The source of all his investments and deposits with banks are under investigation.

The ED has gathered that some local MLAs are also allegedly paying levy to Madan Sahni for political benefits. An MLA, who runs a construction company, in north Bihar, also paid levy to him. The nexus between the Maoist and some politicians is also under investigation, according to ED sources

The ED had earlier this month attached property worth Rs 86 lakh of another Bihar-based Maoist leader Sandeep Yadav in the first of its kind action against a naxal under money laundering laws.