Bail plea rejected for suspended IAS Officer Ranu Sahu in Chhattisgarh coal scam
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Raipur. The bail plea of suspended IAS officer Ranu Sahu from Chhattisgarh has been rejected. On Tuesday, there was a hearing on Ranu’s bail plea in Raipur’s Special Court, after which the judge reserved the decision until Wednesday. Today, the court announced its decision and rejected the bail plea.Earlier, on Monday, Ranu Sahu and Dipesh Tank were granted interim bail until August 7 in the coal scam case, which is being investigated by the ED. However, Ranu Sahu remains in jail in the coal scam case, making her release difficult at the moment.The bail plea of suspended IAS officer has been rejected. She was granted interim bail until August 7, but she is still in jail for the coal scam case.On Monday, the EOW filed an application in the Special Court to take Dipesh Tank on a production warrant for questioning. After hearing arguments from both sides, the court reserved its order. A decision is expected today.Following the Supreme Court’s grant of bail in the ED case, Dipesh Tank, who was in Raipur Central Jail, was released on Tuesday night. With the Supreme Court granting bail in the coal scam case, the EOW now seeks to take Dipesh into custody.Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Dipesh’s bail was furnished, and he was released from jail while the EOW team was waiting outside to apprehend him. The EOW team was unaware, and Dipesh left. A decision on whether to take him into custody is expected today. If the court rules in favor of the EOW, Dipesh could be arrested.Dipesh Tank’s counsel, Faizal Rizvi, stated that the EOW had not arrested Dipesh so far, unlike others. After the Supreme Court granted bail, the EOW now wants to arrest him to harass him and please senior officials.EOW counsel Saurabh Pandey said that the ED was investigating the coal scam case. In that case, Dipesh Tank and Ranu Sahu were granted interim bail until August 7. However, the EOW also wants to conduct separate questioning.Suspended IAS Ranu Sahu’s release from jail difficult: May be arrested in new case regarding disproportionate assets and corruptionIn the Chhattisgarh coal scam case, suspended IAS officer Ranu Sahu and businessman Dipesh Tank were granted bail by the Supreme Court on Monday. Their bail was approved until August 7, but Ranu Sahu’s release from jail remains difficult. The Supreme Court’s decision pertains to the money laundering and coal scam case being pursued by the ED.