The businessmen were also remanded till October 27
Team News Riveting
Raipur, October 21
Remand of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sameer Vishnoi, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, has been extended for another six days.
The Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court of Ajay Singh Rajput has extended the remand period of 2009-batch IAS officer and businessman Sunil Agrawal of the Indramani group and Laxmikant Tiwari, uncle of “absconding” businessman Suryakant Tiwari.
The three were arrested by the federal agency from state capital Raipur on October 13. The court had remanded them to eight days custody of ED.
Earlier, the economic intelligence agency had reportedly seized four kg gold, cash of Rs 47 lakh and 20 carat gold from the residence of Vishnoi. The ED action came in connection with a money laundering case. Vishnoi, an alumnus of IIT Kanpur, is currently posted as the CEO of the Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society. He is also the ex-officio Joint Secretary of Electronics and Information Technology and Director, Geology, and had held the Mining department besides working as MD, Chhattisgarh State Minerals Development Corporation.
All the accused will now be produced in the court on October 27.
