Raj ambulance scam: ED attaches assets of Cong leader’s son

NEW DELHI: The ED has attached assets worth Rs 11.57 crore of two directors, including the son of senior Congress leader Vyalar Ravi, of a health care firm in connection with its money laundering probe into the Rajasthan ambulance scam case.

The agency said it has issued a provisional order against Directors of Ms Ziqitza Healthcare Limited (ZHL) – Sweta Mangal, and Ravi Krishna, son of senior Congress leader Ravi, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Ziqitza was awarded the tender for 108 ambulance scheme in 2010 by the then Rajasthan government led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), in a statement, said the company “committed a number of irregularities in the execution of the 108 ambulance service scheme.

“Investigation also revealed that though the tender was allotted to Ziqitza, the company was not adequately qualified as per tender requirements. (AGENCIES)