ED arrests former Punjab ADC, mining operator over Rs 367 crore illegal mining case in Pathankot

Chandigarh, Nov 13 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a former senior Punjab government official and a mining operator in connection with the alleged fraudulent transfer of nearly 92 acres of village common land along the Ravi River in Pathankot district, close to the international border with Pakistan. The federal agency said Kuldeep Singh, a former Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Pathankot, and Nipun Mahajan, associated with stone-crushing and mining operations, were arrested on November 11 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. A special PMLA court in Jalandhar remanded both accused to ED custody until November…