Money Laundering Case on Left Wing Extremism

The attached assets include movable properties in form of vehicles held in the name of Bindeshwar Ganjhu and his firm M/s Maa Gange Coal Trading Private Limited. ED initiated investigations under PMLA on the basis of FIR No 02/2016 dated January 1, 2016 and charge sheet No 17/16 dated March 10, 2016 filed by Tandwa Police Station, Chatra under Sections 414, 384, 386, 387 and 120-B of IPC, 1860, 25(1-B)A, 26 and 35 of Arms act and 17(1)(2) of CLA Act against Binod Kumar Ganjhu and Others. The case has further been taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Ranchi, Jharkhand wherein it has filed two charge sheets against Binod Kumar Ganjhu and others, added the press release.

Investigation conducted under PMLA by ED has revealed that Bindeshwar Ganjhu used to collect levy from Transporters and Delivery Order holders in Magadh Amrapali Coal block area in connivance with other extremists of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) in Chatra District of Jharkhand. He being a member of the outlawed organisation TPC, was closely associated with top leaders thereof and acquired proceeds of crime in the name of himself as well as his firm which were projected and claimed as untainted properties. Immovable and movable assets worth Rs 2.89 Crores belonging to the extremists of TPC namley Binod Kumar Ganjhu, Pradeep Ram and their two firms were already attached earlier in this case vide Provisional Attachment Order number 04/2019 dated September 19, 2019 which was duly confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority vide dated March 4, 2020.Further investigation in the matter is under progress, as per sources.