ED arrests Chhattisgarh CM Baghel’s deputy secretary in money laundering case- The New Indian Express

By PTI

RAIPUR: The ED on Friday arrested Saumya Chaurasia, a deputy secretary rank officer posted in Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s workplace, in reference to a cash laundering investigation into an alleged coal levy rip-off within the state, official sources stated.

Chaurasia, thought of a strong bureaucrat of the state, was taken into custody underneath the prison sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) put up her questioning by the federal company.

The officer was taken for a well being checkup after the arrest even because the native media adopted her together with the ED staff, escorted by CRPF personnel, to the court docket.

The company had in October arrested Sameer Vishnoi, an IAS officer of the state, and two others, after conducting a number of raids within the case.

The cash laundering investigation, launched after the ED took cognisance of a Revenue Tax division criticism, pertains to “an enormous rip-off by which unlawful levy of Rs 25 per tonne is being extorted from each tonne of coal transported in Chhattisgarh by a cartel involving senior bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians and middlemen.”

Baghel, final week whereas chatting with reporters, stepped up his assault on the ED, accusing the probe company of crossing its limits and treating individuals inhumanely within the state.

<br /> RAIPUR: The ED on Friday arrested Saumya Chaurasia, a deputy secretary rank officer posted in Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s workplace, in reference to a cash laundering investigation into an alleged coal levy rip-off within the state, official sources stated.</p> <p>Chaurasia, thought of a strong bureaucrat of the state, was taken into custody underneath the prison sections of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA) put up her questioning by the federal company.</p> <p>The officer was taken for a well being checkup after the arrest even because the native media adopted her together with the ED staff, escorted by CRPF personnel, to the court docket.</p> <p>The company had in October arrested Sameer Vishnoi, an IAS officer of the state, and two others, after conducting a number of raids within the case.</p> <p>The cash laundering investigation, launched after the ED took cognisance of a Revenue Tax division criticism, pertains to “an enormous rip-off by which unlawful levy of Rs 25 per tonne is being extorted from each tonne of coal transported in Chhattisgarh by a cartel involving senior bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians and middlemen.”</p> <p>Baghel, final week whereas chatting with reporters, stepped up his assault on the ED, accusing the probe company of crossing its limits and treating individuals inhumanely within the state.<br />