Ranchi/Kolkata. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested a dozen in Jharkhand and West Bengal as part of its money laundering probe into the alleged use of forged papers for sale of Indian Army land. raided the places. Officials gave this information.
The central agency is conducting raids at around eight places in Ranchi and adjoining areas and four in Kolkata, including premises linked to arrested businessman Amit Agarwal. He said that some real estate dealers, private persons and related entities are being raided by the joint teams of ED. He said the investigation stems from an FIR filed by the Jharkhand Police to probe the alleged use of forged papers in the sale and purchase of Indian Army land.
Agarwal was arrested by the ED last month for alleged conspiracy to “implicate” advocate Rajiv Kumar, representing one of the petitioners, in two PILs filed against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The case also pertains to the alleged illegal mining case under investigation by the ED in which Soren was summoned recently and arrested one of his associates and two others. (Language)
