Ranu Sahu is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, who has served as Collector in several districts of Chhattisgarh. His name went viral in July 2023 when he was arrested by ED in a money laundering case in the coal scam.
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Ranu Sahu was born on Tuesday, 4 September 1984 (age 38 years; as of 2022) in Panduka village, Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh, India. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. He completed his schooling from the local government school in Panduka. She was good in studies and passed her 10th exam with 90% marks. He later earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Biology in Govt. Dudhadhari is affiliated to Bajrang Girls Post-Graduate Autonomous College (GDBGPG), Raipur Pt. Graduated from Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur with first division. After completing her graduation, she started preparing for the police exam as she was attracted towards police since her childhood.
Childhood picture of Ranu Sahu with her mother (left) and aunt.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Weight (Approx): 55 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
family and caste
He belongs to a middle class OBC family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Arun Kumar Sahu who runs a hardware store, and his mother’s name is Lakshmi Sahu who is a local politician. He has two sisters and a brother named Piyush Sahu.
Ranu Sahu, her husband, Jai Prakash Maurya, her father, Arun Sahu, her mother, Lakshmi Sahu (sitting, RL), her brother-in-law, her sister, her sister-in-law, Shalini Sahu, her brother, Piyush Sahu (standing, RL)
Ranu Sahu (centre) with her sisters
husband and children
She was married to Jai Prakash Maurya, a 2010 batch IAS of Chhattisgarh cadre, on 7 September 2012. The couple has a son named Ram.
Ranu Sahu with her husband IAS Jai Prakash Maurya
Ranu Sahu with his son Ram
other relatives
His sister-in-law’s name is Shalini Sahu. His father-in-law’s name was Mithai Lal Maurya who died on 29 November 2021.
Ranu Sahu’s father-in-law Mithai Lal Maurya
Religion
She follows Hindu religion.
IAS Ranu Sahu during a Hindu festival
livelihood
police services
In 2007, she passed the Chhattisgarh PCS examination and was appointed as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP); However, he had the ambition to become an IAS and started preparing for UPSC.
Indian Administrative Services (IAS)
examination
He passed the 2009 UPSC exam with 88th rank and scored 1212 marks out of 2300 marks in the exam. He got 1022 marks out of 2000 marks in the written test and 190 marks out of 300 marks in the personality test.
deployments
On 30 August 2010, he was appointed as a 2010 batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, and after completing his training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, he was appointed as an Under-Trainee Assistant. Was appointed as. She became the Collector of Durg on 30 June 2011 where she took charge of land revenue management and district administration till 25 July 2012.
Ranu Sahu after appointment as IAS
From 25 July 2012 to 29 April 2013, she was posted as Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) in Raigarh. From 29 April 2013 to 31 December 2013, she held the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of District Panchayat, Korea. From 1 January 2014 to 8 July 2014, she was posted as Chief Executive Officer, Panchayati Raj, Korea. From 23 July 2014 to 25 May 2016, he was appointed as the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Bilaspur. From 8 July 2014 to 25 May 2016, he was given the additional charge of Additional Collector in Jashpur. From 26 May 2016 to 3 August 2018, she was appointed as Additional Collector in Bilaspur.
Ranu Sahu became collector of Bilaspur
From 30 December 2016 to 3 August 2018, he was given the additional charge of Sub-Collector of Surguja. From 4 February 2019 to 25 May 2020, she was posted as the District Collector of Kanker. From 26 May 2020 to 26 January 2023, she was posted as Commissioner of Commercial Taxes Department. On 28 June 2022, he was posted as Collector of Raigarh. On 27 January 2023, he was appointed as Joint Secretary, Agriculture Department, Raipur and given additional charge of Director Deputy Secretary, Mandi Parishad, Raipur.
Ranu Sahu while holding the post of Raigarh Collector
controversies
On the night of July 21, 2023, Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials arrested Ranu Sahu, an IAS officer serving as Director in the Chhattisgarh Agriculture Department, in the 2022 coal levy case. His lawyer, Faisal Rizvi, said that he was called for questioning several times between October 2022 and January 2023 and that he had cooperated with the ED during those occasions; However, after January 2023, he was not called again by the ED.
He claimed that his arrest was politically motivated and the grounds for his arrest were fictitious. ED lawyer Saurabh Pandey confirmed the arrest and said that Sahu was produced in a Raipur court, where he was sent to three-day ED custody till July 24, 2023. According to the ED, not only Sahu but the entire state machinery had allegedly helped in carrying out the coal levy recovery conspiracy. The ED had named three government officials, including IAS officers Sameer Vishnoi, Soumya Chaurasia and Ranu Sahu, for allegedly assisting the syndicate’s ‘kingpin’ Suryakant Tiwari. The extorted money was allegedly used as bribes to pay government employees and finance election expenses. The ED further alleged that Sahu, during his tenure as collector in Korba and Raigarh districts, was in touch with Suryakant Tiwari through his relative. In October 2022, she was on leave when the ED raided her office in Raigarh, and her office was later sealed.
Ranu Sahu (in yellow suit) is going to court in ED custody.
On his return from leave, he claimed that his phone was stolen, and the ED noted that his phone had been switched off around the time the ED arrived to conduct the raid. The ED claimed that Sahu was knowingly and willingly involved in the coal levy case and had lied during interrogation. They also provisionally attached assets worth Rs 5.52 crore of Sahu, accusing him of being involved in receiving bribes from other accused in the coal levy case; However, her lawyer said that when confronted with the documentary evidence, she was unable to give a satisfactory answer to the ED.
accused of corruption
In March 2022, Chhattisgarh Cabinet Minister, Jai Singh Agarwal publicly accused Ranu Sahu of large-scale corruption in the areas where she was posted. He alleged during a public function that she was involved in looting public funds and withholding funds for development.
Assault with Additional Commissioner
In 2020, when she was working as GST Commissioner, she had a fight with Additional Commissioner KR Jharia during a meeting, following which a verbal altercation took place between them and abuses were also used, following which KR Jharia left the meeting in anger and submitted his resignation. Chhattisgarh Cabinet Minister TS Singh Deo has asked the department not to accept the resignation. Ranu said that she has no personal enmity with Jharia and she will talk to her later.
Salary
As of January 2023, his salary was in Level 12 of the pay matrix.
property and properties
As of January 2023, he owns two agricultural lands worth Rs 32 lakh and Rs 6.20 lakh in Aasra village of Gariaband, one agricultural land worth Rs 5 lakh in Naikbandha village of Gariaband and two agricultural lands worth Rs 8 lakh in Deharguda. Village in Gariaband.
Facts/General Knowledge
- When she became DSP her father was very angry because he believed it was not good for girls; However, his mother was instrumental in convincing his father to let him pursue a career in the police.
- His roll number in 2009 UPSC written examination was 219237 and he scored 103/200 marks in ESS, 160/300 marks in GSS-1, 179/300 marks in GSS-2, 139/300 marks in Optional Paper 1. -1, 44/300 marks in Paper 2 of Optional-1, 118/300 marks in Paper-1 of Optional-2 and 153/300 marks in Paper 2 of Optional-2 examination.
- She likes to do yoga to maintain her fitness.
IAS Ranu Sahu doing yoga
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn