In Guwahati, ED raided the premises of Priyanshu Boiragi on 18 December 2025 and arrested him in a money laundering case related to Labor Welfare Fund. Priyanshu Boiragi is the owner of M/s Purbashree Printing House, Guwahati. Priyanshu was produced in the PMLA Special Court, Guwahati, where the court gave 5 days custody to ED.
ED had started this investigation on the basis of the FIR registered by the Special Vigilance Cell of the Chief Minister of Assam. The investigation alleges that Priyanshu Boiragi conspired with the then IAS officer Chauhan Dole, who was then the member secretary of the Assam Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, and the then chairman Gautam Barua and other officials.
The whole scam is related to Labor Welfare Cess
According to ED, this entire scam is related to labor welfare. This cess is usually about 1% of the cost of the construction project and is kept specifically for construction workers. With this money, workers are provided facilities like help in case of accident or death, treatment, maternity benefits, pension, children’s education, funeral etc. It is alleged that the fund meant for this poor and weaker section was wrongly withdrawn and used for personal gain.
Fake and sham tender process
Investigation has revealed that during the years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, printing contracts worth about Rs 121.05 crore were given to Priyanshu Boiragi through fake and sham tender process, out of which his firm received about Rs 118.55 crore from ABOCWWB. ED says that a major part of this amount was immediately converted into personal fixed deposits or Then it was routed through many shell companies of Delhi, so that the real source of the money could be hidden.
Many important documents and electronic devices seized
During the raid, ED has seized many important documents and electronic devices. Apart from this, an Audi car has also been seized. In this case, ED had already attached FD and bank balance of Rs 34.03 crore. ED says that the investigation is still going on and the entire chain of other people and money involved in this scam is being investigated.
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