Ranchi. Many IAS-IPS of the state including Education Minister Jagarnath Mahato of Jharkhand Government have come under the radar of ED investigation in money laundering case. The ED has written 26 separate letters to the Jharkhand Police seeking details related to more than 30 politicians, officers and businessmen of the state accused of earning illegal money. Senior IAS K.K. The names of Khandelwal, Pakur Deputy Commissioner Dilip Jha, Dhanbad SSP Sanjeev Kumar, Giridih SP Amit Renu and SDPO Anil Kumar Singh are also included. The state’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) has directed the SPs of all districts to collect details related to it, citing letters from the ED. It has been directed that if there is any FIR, charge sheet or case against these people in their district, then their documents should be made available to the Police Headquarters.
It is believed that on the basis of the report of the state police, the ED will take further action. The ED has mentioned the complaints received against the minister, MLA and officers and the allegations against them in letters written to the police headquarters of the state. The ED has received a complaint that State Education Minister Jagarnath Mahato and his PA Pawan Kumar have amassed disproportionate assets and caused damage to the exchequer by misusing the position. Similarly, K.K., who was posted as Additional Chief Secretary in the Higher and Technical Education Department in the state. The ED has also received complaints against Khandelwal for misuse of office and amassing assets disproportionate to his income. Giridih SP Amit Renu has similar allegations. Dilip Jha, who was the Deputy Commissioner of Pakur, has been accused of earning illegal money by patronizing the business of illegal stone-sand mining. The ED has received a complaint about Giridih’s ACDPO Anil Kumar Singh that he did money laundering through shell companies. According to the allegation, JMM MLA Sudivya Kumar Sonu has also helped in this.
Apart from these, the District Mining Officer of Sahibganj, Vibhuti Kumar is accused of creating illegal property in the name of himself and his family members by issuing illegal mining challans and through illegal mining. There is also a complaint that by misusing the position, he got the mining lease allotted to Haribhakto Ghosh of M/s GH Stone Works. According to the letters sent to the Police Headquarters, Geetanjali Kumari, District Fisheries Officer, Lohardaga, BN Behera, Senior Manager, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Chief Vigilance Officer Animesh Kumar, Orchid Medical Center in Ranchi, Dr. Jayant Kumar Ghosh were illegally attacked. Alleged to have acquired property worth crores. Apart from all this, the ED has asked the state police to provide details about illegal assets acquired through illegal coal business and money laundering in Dhanbad. (IANS)
