Archive · 5 Oct 2026
ED Seizes ₹21 Lakh in Probe into Alleged ₹200-Crore CSR Diversion
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating what it says may have been a scheme involving company donations for social projects.
The agency says about ₹200 crore passed through trusts and other organizations.
It alleges that some promised projects were only partly done or not done at all.
Investigators also say some bills were inflated and money moved through shell companies.
The ED says intermediaries helped arrange donations and that some money may have been returned to private companies as cash.
It also says recommendations from public representatives helped some trusts receive donations.
During searches at eight locations, officers seized about ₹21 lakh, documents and digital devices.
The investigation is still underway, and the allegations have not been established as facts in court.
The Enforcement Directorate said it seized about ₹21 lakh, documents and digital devices during searches at eight locations on October 1.
The searches took place across Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat and Delhi-NCR in a money-laundering investigation involving Dharmendra Kumar Chandradev Singh and others.
The ED alleges that around ₹200 crore in CSR funds from at least 40 public-sector undertakings and public-sector banks was routed through trusts and other entities.
Investigators allege that some projects were incomplete or not carried out, vendor bills were inflated, and money moved through shell entities and intermediaries.
The ED says public representatives’ recommendations helped direct donations to Singh-operated trusts; the investigation is ongoing.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate is investigating Dharmendra Kumar Chandradev Singh and others over alleged CSR fund diversion and money laundering.
- What
- The ED seized about ₹21 lakh, documents and digital devices while investigating an alleged scheme involving roughly ₹200 crore in CSR funds.
- When
- Searches were conducted on October 1; the report is dated October 5, 2026.
- Where
- Eight locations across Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat and Delhi-NCR.
- Why
- The ED alleges that CSR funds were diverted and routed through trusts, intermediaries and shell entities, with some money converted into unaccounted cash.
- Cash seized
- About ₹21 lakh
- Estimated funds under investigation
- Approximately ₹200 crore in CSR funds
- Searches
- Eight locations on October 1
- Regions searched
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat and Delhi-NCR
- Donors identified by ED
- At least 40 PSUs and public-sector banks
- Case basis
- An FIR registered at Juhu Police Station
- Investigation status
- Further investigation is underway