THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Ranchi, February 13: On Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided three more persons linked to the multi-crore land scam at Kokar and Ashok Nagar in the State capital.
The persons whose premises were raided are Ramesh Gope, Hilarious Kacchap and architect Binod Singh. Gope is a land broker. All three persons are said to be close to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, his press advisor Abhishek Prasad alias Pintu, and revenue official Bhanu Pratap Prasad.
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Also, a raid was conducted in a play school in Ashok Nagar.
Notably, Hemant Soren, arrested by the ED on January 31, has been in the ED custody since February 2. The ED is also conducting a custodial interrogation of Revenue official Bhanu Pratap Prasad, the kingpin of the land scam, alongwith Soren.
