mumbai the singapore authorities have assured enforcement directorate ed officials that they will provide the agency all assistance in its probe into the moneylaundering case against former ipl chief lalit modi an inprinciple approval was given by the singapore authorities to ed officials during their recent visit there the moneylaundering case is based on a complaint filed by formed bcci chief n srinivasan against modi in chennai the ed had recorded srinivasans detailed statement in the matter last weekread also ed prepares watertight case to nail lalit modi in ipl money laundering case according to the complaint the bcci had awarded ipl media rights to world sports group wsg initially for 10 years in 2009 later it awarded the rights to multiscreen media msm which was made to pay rs 425 crore to wsg for relinquishing the rights officials however said there was no agreement between the bcci and wsg and wsg had no rights to relinquish modi allegedly received rs 125 crore as kickbacks in the transaction the companies involved allegedly transferred rs 125 crore to mauritius and then to singapore from where the money went into modis account the complaint states the ed wants to examine the singapore bank accounts of the respective companies to confirm if they had transferred the money to modi or to any company linked to him sources said the ed received an encouraging response from the singapore authorities they have given their nod for help but are waiting for a formal request a letter of request from indian authorities before furnishing the required documents in another twist in the case modis counsel have sent the ed summons to modi issued on monday back to the agency after collecting it on his behalf they have said there was no instruction from modi authorizing them to collect it in the moneylaundering case they are representing modi only in the foreign exchange management act fema case also being investigated by the ed the ed has now decided to send another summons to modis london address and after a couple of summons will initiate more stringent action the ed will give him proper opportunity to present his side in case he fails to appear before the ed it will approach a court to issue a nonbailable warrant against him an official said one of modis counsels mehmood abdi said he had not received any summons from the ed but an ed officer said the summons was served to a senior counsel representing modi in the fema case the ed has modis address in the united kingdom they are required to serve him summons as per the procedure prescribed in law said abdi