Chhavi Ranjan was produced before Ranchi's special PMLA court, which extended his ED custody by four days after the 6-day remand granted earlier ended on Friday.
The state government in a statement said that Chhavi Ranjan IAS presently posted as Director of the Social Welfare Department, Jharkhand has been suspended following his arrest by ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Indian Administrative Service officer Chhavi Ranjan who was arrested in an alleged land scam case was sent to 6-day Enforcement Directorate custody in Jharkhand's Ranchi on Saturday.
ED arrests IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan in land scam case Earlier Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan had appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) multiple times for questioning in connection with alleged land scam cases.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Andhra Pradesh High Court order staying the Andhra Pradesh government orders sanctioning the constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe into the allegations of a land scam in Amaravati during the previous dispensation under the Telugu D
Jharkhand IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with alleged land scam cases.
IAS Chhavi Ranjan has sought two weeks' time to appear before Enforcement Directorate in the land scam case after ED had summoned him to join the investigation on April 21, said ED sources on Thursday.
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted a raid at the premises of IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan, at multiple locations in West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand in connection with a land scam case, said ED.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday informed Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court that it will be filing a supplementary chargesheet in two to three weeks in the land-for-job alleged scam case.
The ARSC team of the Crime Branch conducted the raid at a high-end society in Mumbai and arrested the accused, Sona Bansal, from there. Her husband, Atul Bansal, was however not found there and his whereabouts are being ascertained, officials said.