RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, June 8: Enforcement Directorate officials today produced land scam accused Amit Agarwal and Dilip Ghose before the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) special court with a request for taking them on a five-day remand for interrogation.
The production took place in the forenoon amidst tight security arrangements. They were arrested on Wednesday from Kolkata.
With production of the these two before the court, the number of arrests in the Ranchi land scam reached eight including IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan
It is alleged that Amit Agarwal along with IAS Chhavi Ranjan forged documents to grab a costly land in Ranchi under the possession of the Indian Army measuring 4.55 acres.
According to the investigation conducted by South Chota Nagpur Divisional Commissioner Nitin Madan Kulkarni, 4.55 acres of land in Ranchi currently in the possession of the Indian Army but owned by Jayant Karnad were fraudulently sold to one Dilip Ghosh.
The inquiry was ordered in response to a complaint filed in November 2021 by Upendra Kumar, national general secretary of Akhil Bhartiya Anusuchit Jati Mahasabha. Dilip Ghosh, who lives in Kolkata, is the director of Jagatbandhu Tea Estate Private Limited and is said to have a close connection with Jharkhand’s power portal.
