The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi, has arrested three more people in an alleged land scam involving former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren who is already in jail in a money laundering case. So far, 25 people have been arrested as part of the investigation.
“Three people named Sanjeet Kumar, Mohammad Irshad and Tapas Ghosh have been arrested in the case of Bhanu Pratap Prasad and Others -- one of the cases of land scam being investigated under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on May 9,” an ED official said.
“They have been arrested for their role in forgery, tampering and fabrication of land records by changing the nature of lands which are designated as non-saleable under Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act (CNT Act), a legislation with objective to protect the land rights of tribal and marginalized communities,” the official said.
