Prem Prakash, a detailed aide of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday morning in Jharkhand’s unlawful mining case, has been remanded to 6 days of ED custody. In response to ANI, he will probably be in judicial custody tonight.
Earlier within the day, the ED had additionally recovered two AK-47s together with 60 cartridges and two magazines from Prem Prakash’s home.
Ranchi Police has additionally claimed that weapons had been allotted to 2 safety personnel who saved them at Prem’s residence. Each of them have been suspended.
The contemporary raids are being accomplished after Pankaj Mishra, MLA consultant of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was questioned.
ED on July 19 arrested Mishra beneath the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The transfer got here after the company seized money amounting to Rs 11.88 crore mendacity in 37 financial institution accounts belonging to Mishra within the case. The seized quantity belonged to Mishra, one Dahoo Yadav and their associates.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 27 seized one inland vessel M.V. Infralink-III price Rs 30 crore in reference to its ongoing investigation into the unlawful mining and extortion case in Jharkhand.
The vessel was seized throughout a search operation carried out within the case of the involvement of Pankaj Mishra.
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