IRS officer who arrested two CM’s, resigns from service

advertisement

New Delhi, July 18: Kapil Raj, a former ED officer who supervised the arrests of two chief ministers under the anti-money laundering law, has resigned from government service after serving for about 16 years.

Advertisement

An order issued by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday said the “President of India was pleased to accept his resignation from the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Indirect Taxes) with effect from July 17.”

The 45-year-old officer belonged to the 2009 batch of the IRS.

He was involved in the arrest of Hemant Soren (Jharkhand) and Arvind Kejriwal (Delhi).

Advertisement

Sources close to the officer spoke to PTI and attributed “personal reasons” for his resignation from government service where he had about 15 more years to serve, given the age of superannuation is 60.

Raj served in the ED for about eight years and recently completed his deputation in the federal anti-money laundering agency.

He was posted as an Additional Commissioner in the GST Intelligence wing in Delhi till he resigned.

The officer supervised the arrest of Jharkhand Chief Minister Soren in January last year at Ranchi in an alleged land scam case.

The JMM leader met the governor at Raj Bhavan and resigned from his post before being taken into custody by the ED.

Raj was present during this meeting, soon after which his team took him into custody.

Few months later in March 2024, the officer reached the Flag Staff Road residence of the then Delhi chief minister Kejriwal following ED searches at his government bungalow.

Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 and Raj was present while the arrest memo was prepared and served on the AAP supremo.

advertisement

The officer used to prepare and vet questionnaires for these high-profile political arrestees and he was known to visit search locations many a times to closely monitor the investigation and boost the morale of his teams, a senior ED officer said.

Raj, a B. Tech (Electronics) graduate, headed the Ranchi zone of the ED as its joint director. He also supervised some high-profile investigations of the agency that were undertaken by the headquarters investigation unit (HIU) that probes politically sensitive and complex cases.

While being posted in Mumbai as a deputy director of the ED, the officer also investigated money laundering cases against diamantaire duo Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi apart from DHFL and Iqbal Mirchi cases.

Raj hails from a middle class family based in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, the official said. (PTI)

Hot this week

Pay hike of Assam ministers, MLAs likely as 3-member panel submits report

Full report likely by Oct 30 Guwahati Sept 25: There...

Meghalaya Biological Park Inaugurated After 25 Years: A New Chapter in Conservation and Education

Shillong, Nov 28: Though it took nearly 25 years...

ANSAM rejects Kuki’s separate administration demand, says bifurcation not acceptable

Guwahati, Sept 8: Rejecting the separate administration demand of...

Meghalaya man missing in Bangkok

Shillong, Jan 10: A 57-year-old Meghalaya resident, Mr. Treactchell...

Meghalaya’s historic fiber paves the way for eco-friendly products and sustainable livelihoods

By Roopak Goswami Shillong, Oct 25: From making earbuds to...

Mizoram University researchers discover new snake species

Aizawl, Aug 8: Researchers from the Zoology Department of...

Youth arrested for trafficking minor girl in Tripura

Agartala, Aug 8: A youth was arrested allegedly for...

Rahul claims proof of poll fraud, BJP-EC ‘collusion’

New Delhi, Aug 7: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on...

Final 40-44 km of Indo-Bangla border fencing on war footing: CM

Shillong, Aug 7: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on...

Three arrested in separate NDPS cases

Shillong, Aug 7: One person identified as Sirajul Haque...

CM takes up citizenship issue of foreign-born clergy with Shah

Shillong, Aug 7: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has...
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories