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Enforcement Directorate connected Friday (October 10, 2025) said it has arrested Nishant Sareen, presently posted arsenic Assistant Drug Controller astatine Directorate of Health and Safety Regulation, Himachal Pradesh successful transportation with an probe related to corruption, forgery, cheating, accumulation of disproportionate assets and transgression conspiracy.
An authoritative connection said, the accused was arrested connected October 9 nether the provisions of nether the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
ED initiated probe connected the ground of FIR registered by State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Himachal Pradesh Police nether the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, against Nishant Sareen, past Assistant Drug Controller (ADC) stationed astatine Baddi successful Solan district. “Subsequently, helium was arrested by SV&ACB, HP Police and was charge-sheeted on with his subordinate Komal Khanna,” said the statement.
The connection added that ED probe has revealed that Nishant Sareen, portion serving arsenic a Drug Inspector and subsequently arsenic an ADC successful the authorities of Himachal Pradesh had misused his authoritative presumption for obtaining idiosyncratic favours-bribes from assorted individuals successful the management-ownership of pharmaceutical companies located successful Himachal Pradesh. “As a effect of the aforesaid activities, Nishant Sareen has generated illicit proceeds derived from the committee of scheduled offences, including cheating, forgery, and transgression conspiracy nether the Indian Penal Code, 1860, arsenic good arsenic offences nether the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and utilized the aforesaid for starring a luxurious beingness and for acquiring assets disproportionate to his known sources of income,” it said, adding the Special Court (PMLA) successful Shimla has granted ED, the custody of accused till October 14
