On Thursday, Dehradun police raided the apartment of Ajay Gupta and Anil Gupta in Dalanwala. The Gupta brothers are currently jailed for allegedly assisting the suicide of builder Satinder Singh Sawhney, commonly known as Baba Sawhney. The police took technological evidence, essential documentation and the CCTV DVR installed in the house.
Dehradun senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ajay Singh told ANI that he had written to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate the businesses through which the Gupta brothers invested in local companies. He confirmed that the computers and other devices seized during the raid are being investigated, ANI reported.
“At Rajpur police station, we are investigating a case under section 306. According to witnesses, Sawhney and others were called to the accused’s house and threatened. We are currently checking the CCTV footage from there. Sawhney and his associate had written to the ED on May 14, raising concerns over several shell companies and possible money laundering. We have requested the ED to look into this,” said SSP Ajay Singh.
According to the report, on May 25, Ajay Kumar Gupta and Anil Kumar Gupta were sentenced to 14 days of judicial custody. The Gupta brothers, originally from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, were arrested when a builder from Dehradun named them in a suicide note. The two were apparently close to former South African president Jacob Zuma.
Ajay Gupta, who has special status in Uttarakhand, was given Z Plus security by the state government in 2017. In the past, Ajay Kumar Gupta held his son’s wedding reception at Auli, a popular tourist spot, which sparked controversy. In 2018, Johannesburg police raided the Gupta brothers’ homes in South Africa and arrested a family member, the report added.
Satinder Singh Sawhney, a builder, committed himself by jumping from the roof of an under-construction building on Rajpur Road. He wrote a suicide note addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, alleging that he was suffering extreme despair as a result of threats and financial problems with several businessmen, including the Gupta family.
The note said Sawhney was subjected to intense harassment, which exacerbated his depression and led him to make this drastic decision. Following this, the Dehradun police quickly detained Ajay and Anil Gupta, who were detained for questioning, according to the ANI report.