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Land Scam Case: PMLA Court Sends Suspended IAS Officer Chhavi Ranjan To Judicial Remand

Suspended Jharkhand personnel IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan has been recently arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and sent to judicial remand till May 25 in an alleged land scam case.

A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ranchi sent Ranjan to custody. Therefore, on May 6, Ranjan was arrested by the ED in a case related to illegally grabbing & selling land in Ranchi.

Following his arrest, the Jharkhand government suspended Ranjan from his position as the Director of the Social Welfare Department in Jharkhand.

Thus, 7 accused persons have been arrested in the land scam case of the ED. They were produced in court and sentenced to judicial custody.

According to the ED, there is a nexus operating in this case that allegedly sold multiple plots by forming documents.

ED sources stated that even the rightful owners are unaware that their plots have been sold.

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