IAS officer’s family in CBI net

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 20 (STC): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked family members of IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan over allegations of amassing disproportionate assets beyond their legal income. The said IAS officer already stands booked by the CBI on corruption charges.
As already reported, Ranjan, currently serving as Secretary of the J&K Labour and Employment Department, has been named in the First Information Report (FIR) registered on February 17. The CBI had conducted searches at seven locations, including Ranjan’s office in Jammu, and properties linked to him in Varanasi, Srinagar, and Gurugram, as part of the probe.
Reports reveal that his family members, Kirpa Shankar Roy and Dulari Devi, along with some unidentified persons, are also under investigation.
The IAS officer Ranjan served as Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kupwara and was already under scrutiny for his alleged involvement in the Jammu and Kashmir arms licence scam.
Between 2012 and 2016, over 2.78 lakh arms licences were reportedly issued illegally to ineligible persons in exchange for bribes. Authorities estimate the scale of the scam to be over Rs 100 crore. (STC)