Team News Riveting
Raipur, July 8
The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Chhattisgarh police had registered a fresh First Information Report (FIR) against Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Ranu Sahu, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Monday.
The 2010-batch IAS officer was arrested in July 2023 in connection with the infamous Chhattisgarh coal levy scam, money laundering and irregularities in the use of District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds. Besides Sahu, another IAS officer of 2009 batch Sameer Bishnoi and State Administrative Service Officer Saumya Chaurasia, and businessman Deepesh Tank were also arrested in the same case. Bishnoi was arrested in October 2022.
Sahu and the businessman moved to the Supreme Court. The Apex Court on Monday granted bail to Sahu and Tank. The IAS officer would however fail to get any relief and walk free as the EOW on Monday registered a fresh offence in connection with disproportionate assets.
The FIR against the officers said Saumya Chaurasia amassed properties worth Rs 9.20 crore, Ranu Sahu Rs 4 crore and Sameer Vishnoi Rs 5 crore during their service period. However, the huge properties owned by the officers were beyond the known source of income.
