Court sends Saumya-Ranu to EOW remand for two days, Sameer Bishnoi , Suryakant Tiwari till June 10

Raipur (Team Newsbuddy): In the coal scam case in Chhattisgarh, the court has handed over suspended officers Saumya Chaurasia and Ranu Sahu to EOW on two-day remand. Now they will remain in EOW custody till June 5. At the same time, suspended officer Sameer Bishnoi and businessman Suryakant Tiwari have been handed over to EOW on 7-day remand. Now they will be in EOW remand till June 10.

Remand was given till June 3

In fact, the accused who were earlier on EOW remand in the coal scam case were produced in the Special Court of Raipur. In which suspended IAS Ranu Sahu and former CM Bhupesh Baghel’s Deputy Secretary Saumya Chaurasia, scam kingpin Suryakant Tiwari and suspended IAS Sameer Vishnoi were on EOW remand till June 3. If sources are to be believed, the EOW team has questioned the four accused by sitting them together.

But no information related to the scam has been received. Today, the EOW court will again take the four accused on remand and interrogate them.

EOW had presented application in court

In the application presented in the EOW Special Court, it has been said that Rs 36 crore was delivered to Saumya Chaurasia through Suryakant Tiwari’s relative Manish Upadhyay and a person named Jai. This money came through illegal levy. At the same time, suspended IAS Ranu Sahu has helped coal scam king-pin Suryakant and his associates in illegal recovery from coal traders and transporters. With the money received in lieu of help, Ranu has purchased many movable and immovable properties of her brother Piyush Sahu in the name of her relative.

All 11 accused are in jail for one and a half years

All the accused in the coal scam case are in jail for about one and a half years. The Enforcement Directorate has arrested more than 11 people in the coal scam. Only businessman Sunil Agarwal has got bail in this. EOW is going to arrest him soon. EOW alleges that influential people in the previous government had together committed illegal coal transportation scam. This scam is more than 540 crores. The entire scam took place under the protection of officials and politicians. Therefore, a case has been registered on the basis of ED’s report.

Court refuses to grant bail to Saumya

Saumya Chaurasia had applied to the High Court for bail on the basis of raising her children. But in the last hearing, she has not got relief from the High Court either. The High Court has refused to grant interim relief on Saumya’s bail application. In this case, a notice has been issued to the ED and a reply has been sought. The next hearing of the case is on June 10 during the summer vacation.

Supreme Court has also rejected bail plea.

Saumya Chaurasia, a powerful and influential officer in the then Congress government, was arrested by the ED on 2 December 2022 in the coal scam and money laundering case. Since then, she is lodged in Central Jail Raipur. Earlier, the Supreme Court had rejected Saumya’s bail plea in the coal scam and money laundering case. The court had also imposed a fine of one lakh rupees on her for presenting wrong facts. On April 16, Saumya’s petition was also rejected by the Special Court of Raipur.

Now in the special court, Saumya Chaurasia Ranu Din and Sameer Bishnoi and Suryakant Tiwari have been sent to EOW till June 10 and more disclosure is likely in this regard.