IAS official Ranu Sahu was on Saturday arrested in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate. On Friday, ED raided several businessmen and the treasurer of Congress in Chhattisgarh premises including Ranu Sahu. The IAS office's house was raided for the third time. Ranu Sahu has been produced in court.
"Sahu was arrested this morning in connection with the alleged coal levy case. She was later produced in a court hearing Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases, which sent her to three-day ED custody," ED's lawyer Saurabh Pandey said. Investigation into the case revealed the involvement of Sahu, who had served as Raigarh and Korba collector, in the money laundering offence. Proceeds of the crime as immovable property to the tune of Rs 5.52 crore were found in her possession, Pandey said. The ED demanded her 14-day custody, but the court granted her custody to the agency till July 25.
Earlier, ED had provisionally attached 90 immovable properties, luxurious vehicles, jewellery & cash worth Rs 51.40 crore belonging to IAS Ranu Sahu and others in the illegal Coal levy extortion scam in Chhattisgarh. Her husband IAS JP Maurya's place has also been raided. Ranu Sahu has been the collector of Raigad.
