ED Raids Son of Jharkhand FM Rameshwar Oraon and Others in Liquor Case

GG News Bureau

Ranchi, 23rd Aug. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted multiple searches on Wednesday at premises associated with Jharkhand Finance Minister Rameshwar Oroan’s son Rohit Oraon and others as part of a money laundering inquiry linked to an alleged liquor scam in the state, official sources said.

About 34 premises in the state capital Ranchi, Dumka, Deoghar, and Godda districts are being covered by officers from the central probe agency, as well as CRPF security.

The premises of the senior Oraon are being covered as the father and the son live at the same location.

The investigation is being conducted under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.