Raipur
Finally, Chhattisgarh government has suspended Sameer Vishnoi, one of the accused in the coal levying case, after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) took him to 14 days remand in the case and subsequently he was sent to jail after the remand was over.
Earlier, the state government had relieved him from the charges of two departments, an order to this effect was issued by the general administration department of the state government.
Opposition BJP had been demanding the IAS’s suspension after he was sent to jail.
Sameer Vishnoi, an Indian Administrative Service officer, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering investigation. The agency arrested two others after conducting coordinated raids in multiple cities in the state. In Raipur, the agency arrested businessman Sunil Agrawal of the Indramani group and Laxmikant Tiwari.
Sameer Vishnoi is a Chhattisgarh-cadre IAS officer from the 2009 batch.
He was the CEO of the Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society. He is also the ex-officio Joint Secretary of Electronics and Information Technology and Director, Geology, and Mining and MD, Chhattisgarh State Minerals Development Corporation.
On October 11, the agency launched a probe in a money laundering case linked with the alleged extortion from coal and mining transporters in the state by officers, businessmen, and private companies. ED also raided Ranu Sahu, Raigarh’s district collector.
