ED raids 17 locations linked to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s close aide

Friday, 8 July 2022newsdesk

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out raids at 17 locations in Jharkhand that were linked to Pankaj Mishra, a close aide of state Chief Minister Hemant Soren and MLA representative for Sahibganj constituency.

New Delhi, 08 July 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, Sources said the raids, which were being conducted in a fresh case of money laundering registered against Mishra, were spread across Sahibganj, Barhet and Rajmahal areas of Jharkhand. “The ED case is based on an FIR registered by Jharkhand police against Mishra. Investigations are on,” an ED official said. Sources added that this was a separate case and the raids were not in connection with the money laundering case that the ED had registered against state Mining Secretary Pooja Singhal. According to sources, the fresh case originates from a June 2020 complaint made by a toll tax contractor with the Badharwa police station in Sahibganj. The complaint referred to a clash and alleged assault on directions of Mishra and a minister in the Soren government.

Source -The Indian Express