Ranchi district administration has filed a complaint against senior CRPF personnel for allegedly violating the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CRPC) during the questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case. The complaint was registered on Sunday at Gonda police station in Ranchi.
Munshi Ram, the Circle Officer of Ranchi, stated that they have filed a complaint against the CRPF DIG, Commandant, and other personnel for violating the provisions of Section 144 near the Chief Minister’s residence. He also mentioned that a complaint was also filed against the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) activists and supporters of the Bhim Army for allegedly violating the prohibition orders.
No comments have been made by CRPF officials regarding the FIR. Ravi Thakur, the in-charge of Gonda police station, said that a complaint has been registered against the CRPF personnel under section 353 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for obstructing a public servant from discharging his duty. This section is related to preventing a public servant from performing his duties by using force or criminal intimidation.
ED officials had questioned Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday in connection with a land scam-related money laundering case. Prior to the ED questioning, the Ranchi district administration had imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 near his official residence, which prohibited any demonstrations, carrying of weapons, and holding public meetings.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), the ruling party in Jharkhand, accused CRPF personnel of attempting to enter the Chief Minister’s residence without permission during the questioning. The JMM claimed that their intention was to provoke their activists and party workers so that they could attack the CRPF personnel and then accuse the state government of constitutional failure and demand President’s rule. Meanwhile, the opposition BJP alleged that despite the imposition of prohibitory orders, thousands of JMM workers had gathered near the CM’s residence to intimidate ED officials.
रांची जिला प्रशासन ने सीआरपीएफ के वरिष्ठ कर्मियों के खिलाफ प्राथमिकी दर्ज की है। इसके दौरान सीआरपीएफ कर्मियों पर धारा 144 के तहत निषेधाज्ञा का उल्लंघन करने के आरोप लगे हैं। झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा और भीम आर्मी समर्थकों के खिलाफ भी प्राथमिकी दर्ज की गई है। ईडी के अधिकारियों ने मनी लॉन्ड्रिंग मामले में झारखंड के मुख्यमंत्री हेमंत सोरेन से पूछताछ की थी। प्रशासन ने सोरेन के आवास के पास धारा 144 के तहत निषेधाज्ञा लगाई थी। झामुमो ने दावा किया था कि सीआरपीएफ कर्मी पूछताछ के दौरान उनको उकसाने की कोशिश कर रहे थे। विपक्षी भाजपा ने इस बात का आरोप लगाया कि हजारों झामुमो कार्यकर्ता ईडी अधिकारियों को धमकाने के लिए सीएम आवास के पास जमा हो गए थे।
