ED Hyderabad Moves Ranga Reddy Court with PMLA Complaint Against Ex-CISF ASI; Cognizance Taken
(Judicial Quest News Network)
Hyderabad,30, January,2026- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office, has formally instituted a Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Hon’ble Ranga Reddy Court, Hyderabad against Roop Singh Meena, Ex-Assistant Sub-Inspector (Ministerial staff) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), National Industrial Security Academy (NISA), Hyderabad, invoking the stringent provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
The Hon’ble Court, upon due consideration, was pleased to take cognizance of the said complaint on 28.01.2026, thereby setting the stage for judicial scrutiny of the alleged financial improprieties.
The prosecution emanates from an investigation initiated by the ED on the basis of FIR No. 418/2023 dated 18.04.2023, registered by the Telangana Police under Sections 409 (Criminal Breach of Trust by Public Servant) and 420 (Cheating and Dishonestly Inducing Delivery of Property) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
The allegations pertain to the dishonest diversion of National Pension Scheme (NPS) contributions belonging to CISF personnel. It is alleged that the accused, acting without lawful authority, manipulated the NPS accounts by diverting contributions into accounts of other serving and non-serving (resigned) CISF personnel.
The modus operandi, as unearthed during investigation, involved the alteration of bank account details linked to Permanent Retirement Account Numbers (PRANs).
Following such alterations, premature withdrawal requests were fraudulently raised, enabling the siphoning of funds from the tampered accounts.
The accused, Roop Singh Meena, then serving as Head Constable/Clerk on attachment at the NPS Section of NISA, Hyderabad, was vested with login credentials granting full access to the NPS accounts of all subscribers under CDDO CISF NISA, Hyderabad.
Exploiting this privileged access, he orchestrated the misappropriation of funds amounting to ₹60,26,321/- (Rupees Sixty Lakh Twenty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-One only).
In view of the gravity of the offence and the magnitude of the embezzlement, the matter was subsequently entrusted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB), Hyderabad, which formally assumed charge of the investigation in June 2025, thereby elevating the case to the level of central investigative scrutiny.
The investigation conducted by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has revealed that the accused, Roop Singh Meena, systematically employed a network of multiple bank accounts to launder the siphoned-off National Pension Scheme (NPS) funds.
These accounts were not confined to his own name but extended to those held in the names of his family members, acquaintances, and even unrelated individuals, many of whom were allegedly unaware of the illicit purpose for which their accounts were being misused.
The Proceeds of Crime, thus unlawfully obtained, were subjected to placement and layering through a series of financial transactions across diverse accounts. Ultimately, the funds were either consolidated into the accused’s personal accounts or withdrawn in cash, thereby obscuring the trail of misappropriation.
A substantial portion of these illicit gains was dissipated towards marriage expenses, medical treatment, repayment of outstanding debts, investment in a dairy business, and other personal expenditures, reflecting a clear pattern of utilization of criminal proceeds for private benefit.
In the course of its proceedings, the ED had earlier exercised its statutory powers under Section 5(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, by identifying and attaching both movable and immovable properties valued at ₹80,626/- (Rupees Eighty Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Six only) belonging to Roop Singh Meena.
This attachment was affected vide Provisional Attachment Order No. 25/HYZO/2025 dated 25.03.2025, thereby securing the assets pending adjudication before the competent authority.
