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 defense land.
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 defense land.
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday, November 4, 2022, launched raids at a dozen locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal as part of a money laundering probe into the alleged use of forged papers for sale of defense land in these states, officials said. took place in
The federal 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.
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He said that some real estate dealers, private persons and linked entities are being searched by the ED teams.
He said the investigation stems from an FIR report filed by the Jharkhand Police to probe the alleged use of forged papers in the sale and purchase of defense land.
The ED had last month arrested Agarwal for alleged conspiracy to “implicate” advocate Rajiv Kumar, who represented one of the petitioners in two PILs filed against Agarwal. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren,
The case also pertains to the alleged illegal mining case being probed by the ED, in which it had recently summoned Soren and arrested one of his associates and two others.