Lagatar24 Desk
Raipur, July 21: As part of a money laundering investigation, the Enforcement Directorate searched certain IAS officers and a Congress politician on Friday in Chhattisgarh, according to official sources.
They said that searches were being conducted at the homes of Chhattisgarh Congress leader and PCC treasurer Ramgopal Agarwal, IAS official Ranu Sahu and a few other bureaucrats.
Visuals revealed central paramilitary soldiers outside the residences of IAS officers Sahu and Agrawal in Raipur and Korba Municipal Corporation Commissioner Prabhakar Pandey in Korba.
According to the sources, the action was taken after the federal agency filed a new case in accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) regulations.
Although the precise situation surrounding the raids was unknown, reports claimed it might be connected to an alleged rice scam.
The agency has detained key bureaucrats, including IAS officers, in addition to politicians and individuals connected to them as part of its investigation into a suspected coal levy and liquor fraud in the state.
In the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam associated money laundering case in Chhattisgarh, the Supreme Court asked the agency to “stay their hand in all manner” on 18 July.
