Patna (Bihar) [India], October 18 (ANI): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday carried out a raid at the residence of IAS officer Sanjiv Hans in a disproportionate assets case. He was deployed as the Chief Secretary of the Bihar Energy Department.
Earlier this week, the ED had carried out raids at 20 locations, including in Ranchi, Jharkhand, against IAS officer Manish Ranjan, Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Mithlesh Thakur, and his associates, in connection with alleged irregularities into the Jal Jeevan Mission, sources said.
The probe agency reportedly conducted searches at the premises of IAS Manish Ranjan, Vinay Thakur, the brother of Mithlesh Thakur, his personal secretary Harendra Singh, and others at locations in RanchiThe search operations also covered government officials, contractors and businessmen.
Several documents and electronic devices were reportedly seized during the raids.
The investigation is based on complaints of corruption and discrepancies in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission across several districts in Jharkhand.
FIRs have been registered in several cases, and the ED is working on these reports to widen its probe. (ANI)
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