ED raids houses of two mining bizmen in Haryana’s Bhiwani

Eight teams of the ED searched the house of Satbir Ratera, who is seeking a Congress’s ticket from the reserved Bawani Khera assembly seat, in Sector 13, Bhiwani

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on the residences of two mining businessmen — Satbir Ratera and Vinod Kumar — in Bhiwani on Wednesday.

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on the residences of two mining businessmen — Satbir Ratera and Vinod Kumar — in Bhiwani on Wednesday. (Getty image)

Eight teams of the ED searched the house of Satbir Ratera, who is seeking a Congress’s ticket from the reserved Bawani Khera assembly seat, in Sector 13, Bhiwani. No one from his family was allowed to step out of the house. The Congress leader runs a mining company in his wife’s name at Dadam and Khanak mining zones in Bhiwani’s Tosham.

Vinod Kumar, a resident of Hassan village in Bhiwani, runs a petrol pump, besides involving in mining work. The ED teams conducted raids at his house in Tosham. People familiar with the matter said most of the dumpers involved in mining used to fuel their tanks from his pump.

Ratera said the raids were conducted at his house with mala fide intention after seeing his political activities in Bawani Khera.