ED filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Hon’ble Special Court (PMLA) under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in the case of Custom Rice Milling Scam against Manoj Soni, ITS officer and the then Managing Director of Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Marketing Federation (MARKFED) and Roshan Chandrakar, Treasurer of Chhattisgarh State Rice miller association

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Raipur has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) against Manoj Soni, ITS and Roshan Chandrakar, Treasurer of Chhattisgarh State Rice Millers Association, for their alleged involvement in the Custom Rice Milling Scam under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The scam involves extortion of money from rice millers in Chhattisgarh, amounting to Rs. 20 per quintal of rice milled, and the accused used this money for personal gain. ED investigations uncovered incriminating evidence, including seizure of properties worth Rs. 19 Crore of Roshan Chandrakar, and the accused have been arrested. The case is currently listed to frame charges against the accused persons on 26th October 2024.