Former IRS officer convicted for money laundering

Chennai: Nearly a month after a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and his unofficial aide were convicted in a CBI case for accepting bribe from overseas recruitment agencies to clear emigration applications, the duo were convicted for money laundering in a separate case pursued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
A court for ED cases in Chennai sentenced R Sekar, 56, an ex-protector of emigrants, and K Anwar Hussain, 55, a travel agent, to three years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹5,000 on each.The CBI booked the duo for collecting bribe amounts in the form of ‘speed money’ for clearance of emigration certificates.
While CBI seized ₹2 crore cash from Anwar Hussain’s bank account, house, bank locker, ED registered a case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Though no direct seizure was made from Sekar, investigation confirmed that he had used Anwar Hussain to hoard the illegal gratification on his behalf and use them whenever required.