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News India CBI arrests IAS officer Rajiv Ranjan, Itrit Hussain Rafiqui in J-k arms licensing case: Officials

CBI arrests IAS officer Rajiv Ranjan, Itrit Hussain Rafiqui in J-k arms licensing case: Officials

The CBI has arrested two former district magistrates of Kupwara -- Rajiv Ranjan, an IAS, and Itrit Hussain Rafiqui-- in connection with issuance of large number of arms licences on the basis of forged documents, officials said on Sunday.

CBI arrests IAS officer Rajiv Ranjan, Itrit Hussain Rafiqui in J-k arms licensing case: Officials Image Source : PTICBI arrests IAS officer Rajiv Ranjan, Itrit Hussain Rafiqui in J-k arms licensing case: Officials (Representative image)
PTI New DelhiMarch 01, 2020 22:34 IST

The CBI has arrested two former district magistrates of Kupwara -- Rajiv Ranjan, an IAS, and Itrit Hussain Rafiqui-- in connection with issuance of large number of arms licences on the basis of forged documents, officials said on Sunday. During the CBI investigation, the alleged role of Ranjan and Rafiqui who had held 
the position of district magistrate of Kupwara from 2015 to 2016 and 2013 to 2015, respectively, had surfaced, they said. The agency has taken both the officers into its custody, a CBI spokesperson said. 

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