The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the alleged illegal phone tapping of National Stock Exchange (NSE) employees during 2009-17.
The agency had summoned the retired Indian Police Service officer to join the probe. Following the questioning, it arrested him. Last week, the ED had arrested former NSE managing director Chitra Ramkrishna and taken her into custody for recording her statement in the same case, which is based on a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation on July 7.
Apart from Mr. Pandey and Ms. Ramkrishna, among those named in the FIR are former NSE managing director Ravi Narain, its then executive vice-president Ravi Varanasi and head (premises) Mahesh Haldipur; Delhi-based iSec Services Private Limited and its functionaries. It is alleged that iSec Services was set up by Mr. Pandey in March 2001. He had later resigned from the company.
