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  • ED summons Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in alleged land rip-off case

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    RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday despatched summon to Jharkhand Leader Minister Hemant Soren in an alleged land rip-off. In step with the ED assets, Soren has been requested to look for wondering at its zonal place of business in Ranchi on August 14.

    In November 2022, Soren used to be grilled via ED for approximately 10 hours in reference to an unlawful mining case.

    The federal company has been probing two primary circumstances of cash laundering within the state. The primary case is said to unlawful mining within the state and the second one is said to alleged land scams within the state capital.

    No less than 13 individuals, together with Indian Administrative Carrier (IAS) officer Chhavi Ranjan and two businessmen- Amit Agrawal of Kolkata and Bishnu Agrawal-, who owns buying groceries department shops in Ranchi, have already been arrested in reference to the land rip-off.

    Bishnu Agrawal has been arrested in line with the FIR registered with Sadar police station for the fraudulent sale of a one-acre plot in upscale Cheshire House Street in Ranchi. But even so the Cheshire House Street belongings and 9.3-acre plot at Namkum, Agrawal, in connivance with DC Chhavi Ranjan and others, additionally purchased a 5.83-acre plot at Bariatu in Ranchi, which is in ownership of the Indian Defence established order since 1949.

    Investigation published {that a} racket of land mafia is energetic in Jharkhand which used to forge the legacy information in Kolkata and Ranchi.

    Previous, ED performed 41 searches and 5 surveys on this subject all over which, a number of incriminating items of proof like cast seals of the land income division, cast land deeds, information of distribution of proceeds of crime amongst them, images doing forgery, proof of giving bribe to Executive officers and so forth, had been seized.

    In the meantime, state BJP Leader Babulal Marandi has termed Soren as essentially the most corrupt Leader Minister in unbiased India, who has been summoned two times via the ED.

    RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday despatched summon to Jharkhand Leader Minister Hemant Soren in an alleged land rip-off. In step with the ED assets, Soren has been requested to look for wondering at its zonal place of business in Ranchi on August 14.

    In November 2022, Soren used to be grilled via ED for approximately 10 hours in reference to an unlawful mining case.

    The federal company has been probing two primary circumstances of cash laundering within the state. The primary case is said to unlawful mining within the state and the second one is said to alleged land scams within the state capital.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    No less than 13 individuals, together with Indian Administrative Carrier (IAS) officer Chhavi Ranjan and two businessmen- Amit Agrawal of Kolkata and Bishnu Agrawal-, who owns buying groceries department shops in Ranchi, have already been arrested in reference to the land rip-off.

    Bishnu Agrawal has been arrested in line with the FIR registered with Sadar police station for the fraudulent sale of a one-acre plot in upscale Cheshire House Street in Ranchi. But even so the Cheshire House Street belongings and 9.3-acre plot at Namkum, Agrawal, in connivance with DC Chhavi Ranjan and others, additionally purchased a 5.83-acre plot at Bariatu in Ranchi, which is in ownership of the Indian Defence established order since 1949.

    Investigation published {that a} racket of land mafia is energetic in Jharkhand which used to forge the legacy information in Kolkata and Ranchi.

    Previous, ED performed 41 searches and 5 surveys on this subject all over which, a number of incriminating items of proof like cast seals of the land income division, cast land deeds, information of distribution of proceeds of crime amongst them, images doing forgery, proof of giving bribe to Executive officers and so forth, had been seized.

    In the meantime, state BJP Leader Babulal Marandi has termed Soren as essentially the most corrupt Leader Minister in unbiased India, who has been summoned two times via the ED.

  • Jharkhand land rip-off: ED arrests IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan

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    RANCHI: After 10 hours of wondering, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths arrested IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan on Thursday underneath more than a few sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) for allegedly colluding with land mafias to seize non-public and executive lands in Ranchi. 

    Ranjan used to be summoned for the second one time on Thursday for wondering after he used to be allowed to move house on April 24 after 10 hours of wondering. Ranjan is the 8th accused within the land rip-off. The ED had already arrested seven individuals, together with a circle inspector and land agents.

    The position of Ranjan in shifting high lands had come to the fore previous in a record submitted by means of the then Divisional Commissioner NM Kulkarni to the state executive. The income division, alternatively, is alleged to have became a blind eye to a lot of these reviews.

    Ranjan used to be Deputy Commissioner of Ranchi from July 15, 2020, to July 11, 2022.

    A 2011 batch IAS officer, Chhavi Ranjan is these days posted on the State Division of Social Welfare.

    On April 13, the Enforcement Directorate sleuths had performed raids in 21 places related to Chhavi Ranjan unfold throughout Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. The ED sleuths allegedly unearthed incriminating paperwork in terms of the land rip-off by means of a bunch having experience in making ready pretend paperwork, falsifying and forging authentic paperwork in Ranchi.

    It used to be all through his length when stone mining rent used to be granted to Leader Minister Hemant Soren for mining at Angara at the outskirts of Ranchi.

    RANCHI: After 10 hours of wondering, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths arrested IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan on Thursday underneath more than a few sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) for allegedly colluding with land mafias to seize non-public and executive lands in Ranchi. 

    Ranjan used to be summoned for the second one time on Thursday for wondering after he used to be allowed to move house on April 24 after 10 hours of wondering. Ranjan is the 8th accused within the land rip-off. The ED had already arrested seven individuals, together with a circle inspector and land agents.

    The position of Ranjan in shifting high lands had come to the fore previous in a record submitted by means of the then Divisional Commissioner NM Kulkarni to the state executive. The income division, alternatively, is alleged to have became a blind eye to a lot of these reviews.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Ranjan used to be Deputy Commissioner of Ranchi from July 15, 2020, to July 11, 2022.

    A 2011 batch IAS officer, Chhavi Ranjan is these days posted on the State Division of Social Welfare.

    On April 13, the Enforcement Directorate sleuths had performed raids in 21 places related to Chhavi Ranjan unfold throughout Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. The ED sleuths allegedly unearthed incriminating paperwork in terms of the land rip-off by means of a bunch having experience in making ready pretend paperwork, falsifying and forging authentic paperwork in Ranchi.

    It used to be all through his length when stone mining rent used to be granted to Leader Minister Hemant Soren for mining at Angara at the outskirts of Ranchi.

  • Opposition calls for Maharashtra minister Abdul Sattar’s resignation over Rs 150 crore land rip-off

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    After Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s NIT land rip-off, incumbent state govt’s some other minister Abdul Sattar’s 37 acres alleged land rip-off value Rs 150 crore has surfaced. The opposition demanded the resignation of the minister on Monday.

    Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar allegedly allotted the 37 acres of Gayran – not unusual grazing land to personal individual Yogesh Khandare in Washim district of the state. Chief of Opposition Ajit Pawar stated that the Bombay Top court docket, Nagpur bench handed the essential remarks in opposition to Abdul Sattar over his unlawful allocations of 37 acres land to a non-public individual.

    Pawar stated that Sattar has to surrender first after which face the inquiry.

    The court docket in its order stated that the problem raised on this petition, which places a query mark over the style by which public software land – Gayran land is authorized to be ushered through personal people.

    “The Washim district collector knowledgeable that this 37 acres of Gayran land can’t be allotted to the personal individual. In the meantime a PIL was once filed and the court docket additionally handed the keep order. Regardless of the court docket keep order and damaging file through the respective district collector, Sattar went forward and illegally allotted the federal government owned Gayran land to personal land. That is critical subsequently the minister has to surrender,” stated former leader minister Prithviraj Chavan.

    Ajit Pawar stated that as in keeping with the Very best Courtroom order, nobody can allocate the Gayran land to personal individuals. “Prima facie there’s sturdy proof of corruption in opposition to Abdul Sattar. He has no proper to stay as a minister. Sattar blatantly violated the Very best Courtroom and Top Courtroom order to profit some people,” Pawar stated.

    Abdul Sattar refused to remark over those land rip-off allegations. He stated he’ll answer over those allegations within the Maharashtra state meeting.

    NCP MLA and previous minister Dilip Walse Patil stated that if the court docket makes critical remarks in opposition to the minister over corruption, then the minister has to step down.

    “Previous, two ministers resigned when such allegations had been made in opposition to them. The court docket has additionally handed scathing remarks in opposition to Sattar. This could also be a contravention of the oath that the minister took when he was once inducted into the cupboard. If Sattar does no longer surrender, then he must be in an instant sacked from the cupboard and an FIR must be registered in opposition to him and a probe committee must be arrange,” demanded Walse Patil.

    After Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde’s NIT land rip-off, incumbent state govt’s some other minister Abdul Sattar’s 37 acres alleged land rip-off value Rs 150 crore has surfaced. The opposition demanded the resignation of the minister on Monday.

    Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar allegedly allotted the 37 acres of Gayran – not unusual grazing land to personal individual Yogesh Khandare in Washim district of the state. Chief of Opposition Ajit Pawar stated that the Bombay Top court docket, Nagpur bench handed the essential remarks in opposition to Abdul Sattar over his unlawful allocations of 37 acres land to a non-public individual.

    Pawar stated that Sattar has to surrender first after which face the inquiry.

    The court docket in its order stated that the problem raised on this petition, which places a query mark over the style by which public software land – Gayran land is authorized to be ushered through personal people.

    “The Washim district collector knowledgeable that this 37 acres of Gayran land can’t be allotted to the personal individual. In the meantime a PIL was once filed and the court docket additionally handed the keep order. Regardless of the court docket keep order and damaging file through the respective district collector, Sattar went forward and illegally allotted the federal government owned Gayran land to personal land. That is critical subsequently the minister has to surrender,” stated former leader minister Prithviraj Chavan.

    Ajit Pawar stated that as in keeping with the Very best Courtroom order, nobody can allocate the Gayran land to personal individuals. “Prima facie there’s sturdy proof of corruption in opposition to Abdul Sattar. He has no proper to stay as a minister. Sattar blatantly violated the Very best Courtroom and Top Courtroom order to profit some people,” Pawar stated.

    Abdul Sattar refused to remark over those land rip-off allegations. He stated he’ll answer over those allegations within the Maharashtra state meeting.

    NCP MLA and previous minister Dilip Walse Patil stated that if the court docket makes critical remarks in opposition to the minister over corruption, then the minister has to step down.

    “Previous, two ministers resigned when such allegations had been made in opposition to them. The court docket has additionally handed scathing remarks in opposition to Sattar. This could also be a contravention of the oath that the minister took when he was once inducted into the cupboard. If Sattar does no longer surrender, then he must be in an instant sacked from the cupboard and an FIR must be registered in opposition to him and a probe committee must be arrange,” demanded Walse Patil.

  • Shinde does a U-turn, cancels Nagpur land deal

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    MUMBAI:  The Eknath Shinde govt has knowledgeable the Nagpur bench of the Bombay Top Court docket that it has cancelled the allocation of 5 acres of Nagpur Development Accept as true with (NIT) land to 17 Nagpur-based builders. In its file, the executive minister has clarified that he used to be no longer unaware in regards to the land till December 14. 

    “Then again, after the courtroom observations within the NIT land, I used to be briefed about it on December 14. We now have determined to withdraw the verdict that facilitated land allocation to 16 builders. The courtroom can now take additional motion at the foundation of the submitted file,” stated the executive minister’s reaction submitted within the courtroom.

    It used to be alleged that the 5 acres of NIT plot had been illegally allotted to 16 Nagpur-based builders at throwaway costs Rs 2 crore in opposition to the true marketplace value of Rs 100 crore. Shinde used to be the city construction minister within the Uddhav Thackeray govt.

    The opposition has alleged he had overlooked the courtroom keep order at the land allocation. NCP MLA and previous minister Jitendra Ahwad raised an uproar within the state meeting over the problem and demanded Shinde’s resignation. The CM’s choice cancelling the land allocation got here following the transfer to permit 5 acres of NIT plot to builders. 

    “The NIT land rip-off presentations that the CM used to be all in favour of it when he used to be city construction minister. After the rip-off surfaced, Shinde cancelled the allocation and briefed the courtroom that he used to be no longer conscious that the subject used to be sub judice to avoid wasting himself,” stated the NCP chief. 

    “Shinde can’t get away from the duty and take a look at to hide up the subject. However the folks of Maharashtra know the fact that CM Shinde used to be concerned within the land rip-off,” NCP chief stated. 

    Curiously, Maharashtra BJP leader and MLC Chandrashekhar Bawankule joined the refrain of Maha Vikas Aghadi and demanded a probe into the NIT land allocation. Previous, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray demanded resignation of Shinde over the NIT land rip-off. Thackeray stated that for an even probe of the subject, Shinde will have to step down because the CM.

    Maharashtra Deputy Leader Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday stated within the Meeting the Opposition has “fallen flat on its face” within the Nagpur land allotment case after the Bombay Top Court docket noticed it had taken be aware of Leader Minister Eknath Shinde retreating a 2021 regularisation order connected to the land allocation and closed the problem. 

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    Fadnavis, who additionally holds the House portfolio, maintained there used to be no “rip-off” within the land allotment subject as alleged by means of the Opposition. ‘Bearing in mind the truth that now the order of regularisation has been withdrawn by means of the Leader Minister as in line with his order dated 16-12-2022, we’re of the view that the aim of the order dated 14-12-2022 handed by means of this Court docket has been served and now this factor is shut,’ the HC noticed on Thursday.

    The courtroom additionally noticed that as regards the problem of regularisation, the state govt would be happy to come to a decision the similar in keeping with the legislation relying upon the ultimate result of the petition (associated with the Nagpur land allotment case).

    NCP MLA  suspended over remarks on Speaker
    Maharashtra state legislative Meeting suspended NCP MLA Jayant Patil for his ‘shameless’ phrases in opposition to the Speaker Rahul Narvekar, on Thursday. Amid the call for of reopening Disha Salian loss of life case, the Speaker allowed best BJP and Shinde workforce to talk whilst apart from Chief of Opposition Ajit Pawar, no person used to be allowed. Annoyed NCP MLA Jayant Patil for no longer with the ability to discuss at the factor, known as the Speaker shameless for his unfair behavior and used to be later suspended.

    SIT to probe Sushant supervisor’s loss of life
    Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday ordered putting in the SIT to probe the loss of life of Disha Salian, supervisor of Sushant Singh Rajput. The ruling birthday party basically BJP MLA Nilesh Rane alleged that Disha Salian loss of life used to be no longer a suicide, she used to be killed. BJP MLAs made allegations that Aditya Thackeray used to be provide on the birthday party at Disha Salian when she dedicated the suicide. They alleged Thackeray used to be answerable for her loss of life. The SIT will have to be shaped for the correct investigations of this situation. 

    MUMBAI:  The Eknath Shinde govt has knowledgeable the Nagpur bench of the Bombay Top Court docket that it has cancelled the allocation of 5 acres of Nagpur Development Accept as true with (NIT) land to 17 Nagpur-based builders. In its file, the executive minister has clarified that he used to be no longer unaware in regards to the land till December 14. 

    “Then again, after the courtroom observations within the NIT land, I used to be briefed about it on December 14. We now have determined to withdraw the verdict that facilitated land allocation to 16 builders. The courtroom can now take additional motion at the foundation of the submitted file,” stated the executive minister’s reaction submitted within the courtroom.

    It used to be alleged that the 5 acres of NIT plot had been illegally allotted to 16 Nagpur-based builders at throwaway costs Rs 2 crore in opposition to the true marketplace value of Rs 100 crore. Shinde used to be the city construction minister within the Uddhav Thackeray govt.

    The opposition has alleged he had overlooked the courtroom keep order at the land allocation. NCP MLA and previous minister Jitendra Ahwad raised an uproar within the state meeting over the problem and demanded Shinde’s resignation. The CM’s choice cancelling the land allocation got here following the transfer to permit 5 acres of NIT plot to builders. 

    “The NIT land rip-off presentations that the CM used to be all in favour of it when he used to be city construction minister. After the rip-off surfaced, Shinde cancelled the allocation and briefed the courtroom that he used to be no longer conscious that the subject used to be sub judice to avoid wasting himself,” stated the NCP chief. 

    “Shinde can’t get away from the duty and take a look at to hide up the subject. However the folks of Maharashtra know the fact that CM Shinde used to be concerned within the land rip-off,” NCP chief stated. 

    Curiously, Maharashtra BJP leader and MLC Chandrashekhar Bawankule joined the refrain of Maha Vikas Aghadi and demanded a probe into the NIT land allocation. Previous, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray demanded resignation of Shinde over the NIT land rip-off. Thackeray stated that for an even probe of the subject, Shinde will have to step down because the CM.

    Maharashtra Deputy Leader Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday stated within the Meeting the Opposition has “fallen flat on its face” within the Nagpur land allotment case after the Bombay Top Court docket noticed it had taken be aware of Leader Minister Eknath Shinde retreating a 2021 regularisation order connected to the land allocation and closed the problem. 

    ALSO READ| Maha Council adjourned three times as Opposition objectives CM Shinde over Nagpur land case

    Fadnavis, who additionally holds the House portfolio, maintained there used to be no “rip-off” within the land allotment subject as alleged by means of the Opposition. ‘Bearing in mind the truth that now the order of regularisation has been withdrawn by means of the Leader Minister as in line with his order dated 16-12-2022, we’re of the view that the aim of the order dated 14-12-2022 handed by means of this Court docket has been served and now this factor is shut,’ the HC noticed on Thursday.

    The courtroom additionally noticed that as regards the problem of regularisation, the state govt would be happy to come to a decision the similar in keeping with the legislation relying upon the ultimate result of the petition (associated with the Nagpur land allotment case).

    NCP MLA  suspended over remarks on Speaker
    Maharashtra state legislative Meeting suspended NCP MLA Jayant Patil for his ‘shameless’ phrases in opposition to the Speaker Rahul Narvekar, on Thursday. Amid the call for of reopening Disha Salian loss of life case, the Speaker allowed best BJP and Shinde workforce to talk whilst apart from Chief of Opposition Ajit Pawar, no person used to be allowed. Annoyed NCP MLA Jayant Patil for no longer with the ability to discuss at the factor, known as the Speaker shameless for his unfair behavior and used to be later suspended.

    SIT to probe Sushant supervisor’s loss of life
    Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday ordered putting in the SIT to probe the loss of life of Disha Salian, supervisor of Sushant Singh Rajput. The ruling birthday party basically BJP MLA Nilesh Rane alleged that Disha Salian loss of life used to be no longer a suicide, she used to be killed. BJP MLAs made allegations that Aditya Thackeray used to be provide on the birthday party at Disha Salian when she dedicated the suicide. They alleged Thackeray used to be answerable for her loss of life. The SIT will have to be shaped for the correct investigations of this situation.