The Enforcement Directorate has intensified its probe into alleged hawala-linked money laundering involving I-PAC, summoning close relatives of its director Pratik Jain.
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Barbie Jain and Pulkit Jain, the wife and brother of Pratik Jain, for questioning in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged hawala transactions.
Officials said the two have been asked to appear before the agency’s headquarters in New Delhi on April 15, where they will be questioned under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Their business links are currently under scrutiny as part of the ongoing investigation.
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The case involves Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), a consultancy firm known for assisting political parties, including the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.
The ED had earlier arrested Vinesh Chandel, another co-founder and director of I-PAC, as part of the probe. Officials indicated that the investigation is also linked to an alleged coal scam in poll-bound West Bengal.
The agency registered the money laundering case on March 28, based on a First Information Report filed by the Delhi Police. Pratik Jain had also been summoned earlier in the case and has since approached the Delhi High Court challenging the summons issued to him.
In January, the ED conducted searches at Jain’s residence and the I-PAC office in Kolkata as part of its investigation. The probe continues to focus on alleged financial irregularities and possible hawala transactions tied to the case.
(With PTI inputs)
Published: 14 Apr 2026, 03:33 pm IST
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