Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has been arrested by the state Vigilance Commission on Monday, nearly two months after a case was registered against him in a multi-crore hawala scam. <br/><br/>Koda, who is being jointly investigated by the vigilance commission, Income Tax department and Enforcement Directorate, was arrested from the Chaibasa district of Jharkhand.<br/><br/>Koda had repeatedly avoided appearing before the Enforcement Directorate and the state vigilance commission in connection with the disproportionate asset and the Prevention of Money Laundering case against him and his close associates.<br/><br/>Sources in the ED said the Directorate will also join the questioning of the former Chief Minister.<br/><br/>During raids on his premises, the IT department had claimed to have found evidence of hawla transactions and illegal investments running into more than 2,000 crore rupees.<br/><br/>The Enforcement Directorate had registered a case against him on October 10.<br/>
News On AIR | November 30, 2009 1:34 PM
Madhu Koda arrested