RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday delivered a significant ruling in the ongoing dispute between the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Jharkhand Police. The High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the FIR lodged against ED officials and the entire matter related to it.
Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, delivering a reserved judgment after hearing detailed arguments from all parties, ordered that the case be handed over to the CBI for investigation.
The ruling is being seen as a major setback for the state government and the Ranchi police. The ED had earlier termed the FIR registered against its officers at the Ranchi Airport police station as baseless and sought its quashing. The ED had also sought a CBI investigation into the entire matter.
The controversy began after Santosh Kumar, an employee of the Drinking Water and Sanitation Department and an accused in a money laundering case, filed a complaint against ED officials. He alleged that he was assaulted, abused and mentally harassed during interrogation at the ED office in Ranchi on January 12.