Chhavi Ranjan is a 2011 batch IAS officer (Indian Administrative Service) of Jharkhand cadre. He served as Deputy Commissioner of several districts of Jharkhand including Ranchi and Koderma. He was arrested on 4 May 2023 on charges of illegal purchase and sale of Indian Army land during his tenure as Ranchi DC.
Contents
- 1 Wiki/Biography
- 2 Physical Appearance
- 3 Family
- 4 Career progression as an IAS
- 4.1 Additional District Magistrate (ADM) and Assistant Collector, Dumka
- 4.2 Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Chakradharpur
- 4.3 Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC), Lohardaga
- 4.4 Deputy Commissioner (DC), Koderma
- 4.5 Municipal Commissioner (MC), Dhanbad
- 4.6 Joint Secretary, Department of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs
- 4.7 Deputy Commissioner (DC), Seraikela Kharsawan
- 4.8 Director of State Agriculture Department
- 4.9 Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ranchi
- 4.10 Director of Social Welfare and Social Security
- 5 controversies
- 6 Salary
- 7 Facts/General Knowledge
Wiki/Biography
Chhavi Ranjan was born on Tuesday, 29 December 1981 (age 41 years; as of 2022) in Kadma, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (then Bihar), India. Their zodiac sign is Capricorn. She studied till 10th class at St. Mary’s Hindi High School, Bistupur, Jamshedpur (1999) and passed 11th and 12th class from Vidya Bharati Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Telco Colony, Jamshedpur. He studied Bachelor of Science (Hons) (BSc) in Physics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and passed in first division with distinction. He later did Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Physics from the same college and passed in first division. Chhavi passed the UPSC examination in 2011 by securing all India rank of 125 and trained at the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie from 29 August 2011 to 4 May 2012. He served in many areas of Jharkhand. As an IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
He belongs to a Hindu family.
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Chhavi Ranjan with his mother
wife and children
In 2022, he divorced his first wife named Lovely Ranjan and married a woman from another caste. He has a son and a daughter from his marriage.
Chhavi Ranjan with his ex-wife Lovely Ranjan
Chhavi is Ranjan’s second wife
Chhavi Ranjan’s children
Career progression as an IAS
Additional District Magistrate (ADM) and Assistant Collector, Dumka
On 4 May 2012, he joined Dumka district administration in Jharkhand as Assistant Collector and Additional District Magistrate (ADM) and looked after land revenue management, district administration and sub-divisional administration. He served as ADM Dumka till 25 August 2013.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Chakradharpur
On 26 August 2013, he joined Chakradharpur administration in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand as Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) and worked in the field of land revenue management, district administration and sub-divisional administration. . He served there until 26 August 2014.
Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC), Lohardaga
On 26 August 2014, he joined Lohardaga district administration as Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) and worked for rural development till 13 February 2015.
Chhavi Ranjan during his tenure as Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC), Lohardaga
Deputy Commissioner (DC), Koderma
On 14 February 2015, he joined Koderma district administration as Deputy Commissioner (DC) and looked after land management and district administration. He served there until 22 December 2015.
Chhavi Ranjan (left) during a school program in Koderma.
Municipal Commissioner (MC), Dhanbad
On 23 December 2015, he joined Dhanbad Municipal Corporation as Municipal Commissioner (MC) and worked for urban development till 26 June 2016.
Chhavi Ranjan during the inauguration of a school in Dhanbad
Joint Secretary, Department of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs
On 27 June 2016, he was promoted to the post of Joint Secretary in the Department of Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs of the Jharkhand State Government. He served there till 13 June 2017.
Deputy Commissioner (DC), Seraikela Kharsawan
On 15 June 2017, he joined Seraikela Kharsawan district administration as Deputy Commissioner (DC) and worked for rural development till 30 June 2019.
Chhavi Ranjan playing cricket during his tenure as Deputy Commissioner of Seraikela Kharsawan
Director of State Agriculture Department
On 2 July 2019, he joined the State Agriculture Department of Jharkhand as Director. He looked after the distribution of seeds, crop production and food distribution among the farmers and served there till 13 July 2020.
Chhavi Ranjan congratulating Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren
Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ranchi
On 15 July 2020, he joined Ranchi district administration as Deputy Commissioner (DC). She started various projects for the upliftment of the society, including Project Pavitra for menstrual hygiene awareness, Wall of Transparency to spread awareness about government schemes, land dispute redressal for resolution of illegal land acquisition cases and rural areas of Ranchi. The government is at your doorstep. He served there till 9 July 2022.
Chhavi Ranjan with the President of India Draupadi Murmu on National Voters’ Day
Chhavi Ranjan (centre) during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Director of Social Welfare and Social Security
On 11 July 2022, he joined as the Director of Social Welfare and Social Security Departments of Jharkhand. He was also the project director of Jharkhand Mahila Vikas Society when he was arrested on 4 May 2023 for illegal land deals.
Chhavi Ranjan (left) during her tenure as Director of Social Welfare
controversies
illegal tree cutting
When Chhavi Ranjan was the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Koderma district in 2015, he had illegally cut five teak trees and one rosewood tree in the premises of Koderma District Council, following which an FIR was lodged at Markachho police station. Was. His name was not included in the FIR; However, when the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) interrogated the employees of the logging company, they revealed his name following which his name was added to the chargesheet. While investigating the matter, he also interrogated Chhavi. The case was later closed and no action was taken against Chhavi as the ACB had not taken permission to register the case.
defense land scam
On May 4, 2023, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested Chhavi Ranjan for playing a key role in illegal land deals by making fake documents of various lands. An FIR was lodged at Bariatu Police Station, Ranchi in 2022 by Ranchi Municipal Corporation tax collector Dilip Sharma for illegal sale and purchase of 4.5 acres of Indian Army land and one acre of land in Cheshire Home Road area. Ranchi. This fraud was discovered during Jayant Karnad’s investigation, after which ED took over the case. In February 2023, the ED raided the Bargain Circle office and the office of the Registrar of Assurances in Kolkata, where they found documents that indicated forgery of land papers to sell the land. The ED claimed during investigation that the deal happened after a syndicate of builders and government officials falsified land documents and that Chhavi was DC Ranchi when the deal happened.
Security officer during ED raid in illegal land scam
ED investigation found that the real owner of the land was BM Laxman Rao who had handed it over to the Indian Army after independence. The syndicate made a person named Pradeep Bagchi the fake owner of land worth Rs 20 crore and sold it at a reduced price of Rs 7 crore to Dilip Kumar Ghosh, a person working for Jagatbandhu Tea Estate Private Limited, a West Bengal-based company. Bagchi was paid Rs 25 lakh and the remaining payment was shown to be paid through check in the name of the company; However, this was done to make the transaction appear genuine. The ED later arrested seven people, including Imtiaz Ahmed, Pradeep Bagchi, Talha Khan, Faiyaz Khanangle, Mohammad Saddam Hussain, government hospital employee Afsar Ali and revenue sub-inspector Bhanu Pratap Prasad of Bargain Circle office in Ranchi.
Revenue officer Bhanu Pratap Prasad (in red) arrested by ED on charges of illegal land scam
The ED alleged that Chhavi colluded with the syndicate for illegal land deals and questioned him twice on April 13, 2023 and April 24, 2023. ED raided more than 20 places including Chhavi Ranjan’s house in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal on April 13, 2023 and found several. Land papers, forged seals, stamps bearing the imprint of several offices and official records of the Registrar of Assurances.
Land documents seized during ED raid on Chhavi Ranjan’s premises
ED raids Chhavi Ranjan’s house in Kadma, Jamshedpur
ED raided Chhavi Ranjan’s houses in Kadma on April 13, 2023, around 6:30 am, after which they learned that he had already shifted to a new house and vacated the flat. They also found that there were three doors in front of his main bedroom. Chhavi was called for questioning on 4 May 2023. She reached the ED office at 10:45 am on May 4, 2023, and after being interrogated for 10 hours, the ED arrested her under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He was presented in the court on 5 May 2023.
Chhavi Ranjan was going to the ED office on May 4, 2023 when he was arrested later
Salary
As of April 2020, his monthly salary was in the pay grade of Senior Timescale Level 11 (67700 – 208700) Paygrade.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Chhavi Ranjan’s parents wanted him to become an engineer; However, he wanted to become an IAS.
- He was the frontrunner to be selected for election duty in Karnataka in April 2023; However, when his name surfaced during the investigation into the illegal land scam, his name was removed from the list.
- When he divorced his first wife and married a woman from another caste, his parents stopped talking to him and started living separately in another house.
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn