An Enforcement Directorate team arrived in Panchkula to conduct a raid in the Shimla scholarship scam of Himachal Pradesh. This raid is happening at the house of Vikas Bansal who filed a complaint against ED Assistant Director Vishal Deep, an accused in this case. Two weeks ago, Lawrence's henchman Rohit Gurjar had called and threatened Vikas Bansal to withdraw the complaint against the ED Assistant Director. Rajneesh Bansal's brother Vijay Bansal received threats over the phone. The person making threats said that your family should withdraw from the case they are pursuing. They will kill the entire family. If you want your life to be safe, you will have to pay 50 lakh rupees. Vishal Deep already arrested from Mumbai Police had arrested ED Assistant Director Vishal Deep, who was absconding in the Shimla scholarship scam case, from Mumbai two weeks ago. A case was registered against him based on the complaint of Vikas Bansal, brother of Sector-16 resident Rajneesh Bansal. The investigation is ongoing. In Panchkula's Sector-14 police station, the accused is charged with death threats and demanding a ransom of 50 lakhs. Police have already presented the accused in court and interrogated him on remand. Case registered against 29 educational institutions This scholarship scam occurred in Himachal Pradesh between 2012-17. In this case, the CBI investigated and registered a fraud case against 29 educational institutions of Himachal in 2019. Additionally, the Shimla ED had also registered a money laundering (PMLA) case in this matter. The investigation was currently being conducted by Assistant Director Vishaldeep of the Shimla sub-zonal office. Demanded bribe of 2.5 crore rupees In this case, Vishal Deep had demanded a bribe of two and a half crore rupees from educational institution operators. In exchange for this, a corruption case has also been registered by the Chandigarh CBI. In this case, the CBI had also arrested Vishaldeep's own brother and aunt's son, while Vishal Deep was arrested from Mumbai and got bail from the district court on the spot.Original Article