Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 1: CBI arrested IAS officer Rajiv Ranjan in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir arms licences case, officials said on Sunday evening.
In December, 2019, CBI registered two cases in alleged irregularities in the issuance of around two lakh arms licences from different districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The anti-corruption agency followed it up with raids on the premises of several top officials including the then deputy commissioners and district magistrates of Kupwara, Baramulla, Udhampur, Kishtwar, Shopian, Rajouri, Doda and Pulwama.
It was also alleged that the then public servants had received illegal gratification for issuing licences to non-residents of Jammu and Kashmir in violation of rules. The case was handed over to the CBI on the basis of a recommendation from Rajasthan Director General of Police OP Galhotra after Rajasthan’s anti-terror squad (ATS) busted a related racket. Meanwhile, CBI also arrested Itrit Hussain Rafiqui in connection with issuance of large number of arms licences on the basis of forged documents. During the CBI investigation, the alleged role of Ranjan and Rafiqui who had held the position of district magistrate of Kupwara from 2015 to 2016 and 2013 to 2015, respectively, had surfaced, they said. The agency has taken both the officers into its custody, a CBI spokesperson said. |
