{
  "id": 6877598,
  "title": "Harish Rawat Resigns From Key Congress Posts After ED Cash, Gold Seizure From Ex-OSD’s Home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/harish-rawat-resigns-from-key-congress-posts-after-ed-cash-gold",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T05:23:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/harish-rawat-resigns-from-key-congress-posts-after-ed-cash-gold-seizure-from-ex-osds-home"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has resigned from two prominent roles within the Congress party following the seizure of unaccounted cash, gold and luxury watches from his former OSD's residence. Rawat stepped down from the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) executive and as a permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee (CWC) at the national level. The resignations followed the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) searches in connection with alleged irregularities in a 2016 recruitment examination.\n\nRawat claimed he made the decision due to a desire to avoid any controversy weakening the party's fight against corruption. He also stated his decision was aimed at preventing the allegations from interfering with the upcoming Uttarakhand Assembly elections. Rawat defended the former aide, calling him a gentle, humble and hardworking individual who had fulfilled important responsibilities during his time in government and the party. However, he expressed no faith in the allegations against Jeena at this stage.\n\nThe ED conducted searches on or around September 10 at multiple locations in Dehradun under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). They recovered approximately ₹32 lakh in unaccounted cash, 200.5 grams of gold, including 13 gold coins and seven gold chains, and 12 luxury watches from Jeena's residence. Bank accounts belonging to Jeena and his family were also frozen, holding around ₹52 lakh. The total value of seized assets is reported to be around ₹1.28 crore.\n\nThe ED's probe is part of its investigation into alleged large-scale irregularities in the 2016 recruitment examination. The searches reportedly extended to former UKSSSC officials, a private computer agency involved in OMR processing and alleged middlemen connected to the case. The Congress party opposes scrapping Majas Jogeshwari Rehabilitation Reservation, citing the BMC's ₹20,751 crore PAP Housing need. Rawat defended Jeena and stated that the complete facts will emerge as the investigation progresses.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has stepped down from two key organisational positions in the Congress after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) recovered unaccounted cash, gold and luxury watches from the residence of his former Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Chandan Singh Jeena. Rawat resigned from the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) executive and…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Harish Rawat Quits Congress Posts After Cash, Gold Seized From Aide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/harish-rawat-quits-congress-posts-after-cash-gold-seized-from-aide",
        "published": "2026-09-12T02:27:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Harish Rawat quits Congress posts after ED raids on PA: ‘No weakness should come’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/harish-rawat-quits-congress-posts-after-ed-raids-on-pa-no-weakness",
        "published": "2026-09-12T03:58:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Harish Rawat resigns from Congress posts after ED recovers cash, gold from his PA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/harish-rawat-resigns-from-congress-posts-after-ed-recovers-cash-gold",
        "published": "2026-09-12T04:49:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Attempt to craft narrative’: Harish Rawat quits Congress posts after ED action on aide in exam case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/attempt-to-craft-narrative-harish-rawat-quits-congress-posts-after-ed",
        "published": "2026-09-12T05:44:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}