Himanshu Kumar Lal, the Enforcement Directorate Joint Director who had cited technical grounds to recommend that money-laundering investigations could not be initiated into the National Herald issue, has been transferred to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

In his letter to the Revenue Department in Union Finance Ministry, the 2003-batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre had earlier this year said the money-laundering probe in the National Herald case could not be initiated as no police case had been registered under any statutory provisions pertaining to predicate offences.

The order transferring Mr. Lal to the UIDAI stated that he would serve in the new post for the remainder of his tenure on central deputation till December 26, 2016.