Jharkhand: Hemant Soren Aide Pankaj Mishra Moves Court Against ED Officer In Tender Scam

It is to be noted that Jharkhand Police has given clean chit to Mishra in their probe into a threat having allegedly been made in the Barharwa toll plaza bidding case.

Pankaj Mishra

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Pankaj Mishra, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s representative, on Saturday filed a complaint petition in PMLA court against Assistant Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging the latter hid facts of the Barharwa tender case, news agency ANI reported.

In the petition, Mishra claimed that the ED officer hid facts of the Barharwa tender case and filed prosecution complaint before PMLA court.

In the petition, Mishra claimed that ED officer hid facts of the Barharwa tender case & filed prosecution complaint before PMLA court. According to petition, Jharkhand Police had given clean chit to Mishra in Barharwa Toll Plaza tender case in Sahebganj which was taken over by ED

— ANI (@ANI) December 3, 2022

It is to be noted that Jharkhand Police has given clean chit to Mishra in their probe into a threat having allegedly been made in the Barharwa toll plaza bidding case.

“After investigating facts and witnesses, accused Pankaj Mishra and MLA-cum-minister Alamgir Alam have been found to be innocent. Charge sheet has been filed against eight other accused,” DIG (Santhal Pargana range) Sudarshan Prasad Mandal said.

It is to be noted that Mishra is currently under judicial custody for his alleged involvement in Rs 1,000- crore illegal mining case. CM Soren was also questioned by the ED in this case.

According to reports, an FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint by one Sambhu Nandan Kumar, who alleged that he was threatened by Pankaj Mishra on June 22, 2020, for participating in the bidding for Barharwa toll plaza.

Kumar also claimed that he was told by Mishra over phone “not to participate” in the bidding process and when he refused to do so, he was attacked by a mob, allegedly at Mishra’s behest.

As per the Enforcement Directorate, the primary reason was to gain control of all the six toll plazas that come under the Barharwa Nagar Panchayat on the route connecting the mining sites.