By means of PTI
RAIPUR: A unique court docket right here on Tuesday allowed the custodial interrogation of bureaucrat Saumya Chaurasia, a deputy secretary posted in Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s administrative center, by means of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for 4 extra days in a cash laundering case related to an alleged coal levy rip-off within the state.
The court docket additionally prolonged the judicial custody of Indian Administrative Carrier (IAS) officer Sameer Vishnoi, coal dealer Suryakant Tiwari and two different accused by means of 4 extra days in the similar case.
Further District and Classes Pass judgement on Ajay Singh Rajput prolonged the ED remand by means of 4 days of Chaurasia after she used to be produced earlier than the court docket at the expiry of her present custody, stated Chaurasia’s attorney Faizal Rizvi.
Rizvi stated the ED had demanded ten-day custody of Chaurasia, however he antagonistic the plea within the court docket bringing up she have been cooperating within the investigation and gave the impression 9 occasions earlier than the central company according to its summons earlier than her arrest.
The court docket additionally prolonged the judicial custody of Vishnoi, Suryakant Tiwari, his uncle Laxmikant Tiwari and any other coal businessman Sunil Agrawal by means of 4 days, he stated.
They are going to be produced within the court docket on December 10, Rizvi added.
Chaurasia, regarded as an influential bureaucrat, used to be arrested below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) after wondering on December 2.
The cash laundering investigation used to be introduced after the ED took cognisance of an Source of revenue Tax division grievance.
The monetary crimes probe company in October performed multi-city raids within the state as a part of its probe.
It additionally arrested IAS officer Vishnoi, coal dealer Suryakant Tiwari, his uncle Laxmikant Tiwari and any other coal businessman Sunil Agrawal and named them as accused.
The case pertained to “a large rip-off wherein an unlawful levy of Rs 25 according to tonne used to be being extorted for each and every tonne of coal transported in Chhattisgarh by means of a cartel involving senior bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians and middlemen,” the ED had stated.
Leader Minister Baghel had dubbed the central probe company’s motion to arrest Chaurasia as “politically motivated.”
RAIPUR: A unique court docket right here on Tuesday allowed the custodial interrogation of bureaucrat Saumya Chaurasia, a deputy secretary posted in Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s administrative center, by means of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for 4 extra days in a cash laundering case related to an alleged coal levy rip-off within the state.
The court docket additionally prolonged the judicial custody of Indian Administrative Carrier (IAS) officer Sameer Vishnoi, coal dealer Suryakant Tiwari and two different accused by means of 4 extra days in the similar case.
Further District and Classes Pass judgement on Ajay Singh Rajput prolonged the ED remand by means of 4 days of Chaurasia after she used to be produced earlier than the court docket at the expiry of her present custody, stated Chaurasia’s attorney Faizal Rizvi.
Rizvi stated the ED had demanded ten-day custody of Chaurasia, however he antagonistic the plea within the court docket bringing up she have been cooperating within the investigation and gave the impression 9 occasions earlier than the central company according to its summons earlier than her arrest.
The court docket additionally prolonged the judicial custody of Vishnoi, Suryakant Tiwari, his uncle Laxmikant Tiwari and any other coal businessman Sunil Agrawal by means of 4 days, he stated.
They are going to be produced within the court docket on December 10, Rizvi added.
Chaurasia, regarded as an influential bureaucrat, used to be arrested below the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) after wondering on December 2.
The cash laundering investigation used to be introduced after the ED took cognisance of an Source of revenue Tax division grievance.
The monetary crimes probe company in October performed multi-city raids within the state as a part of its probe.
It additionally arrested IAS officer Vishnoi, coal dealer Suryakant Tiwari, his uncle Laxmikant Tiwari and any other coal businessman Sunil Agrawal and named them as accused.
The case pertained to “a large rip-off wherein an unlawful levy of Rs 25 according to tonne used to be being extorted for each and every tonne of coal transported in Chhattisgarh by means of a cartel involving senior bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians and middlemen,” the ED had stated.
Leader Minister Baghel had dubbed the central probe company’s motion to arrest Chaurasia as “politically motivated.”