The Enforcement Directorate on Friday opposed before the Delhi High Court a petition by journalist Rana Ayyub seeking to quash a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against her, preventing her from travelling abroad. Ms. Ayyub was detained at the Mumbai Airport by the Bureau of Immigration on March 29 when she was travelling to London to attend a journalistic event.
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S.V. Raju, representing the agency, alleged that Ms. Ayyub was involved in a serious offence involving funds over ₹1 crore. The ASG said that the monies were received not only in dollars but also in rupees, that certain fake bills had been submitted by Ms. Ayyub, and money for relief work had been siphoned off.
Justice Chandra Dhari Singh granted time to the ASG to place certain facts on record and listed the matter for further hearing on April 4.
