SRINAGAR, FEB 20: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has intensified its probe into corruption allegations against IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, extending the case to include his family members over suspicions of amassing disproportionate assets beyond their known sources of income.
The FIR, registered on February 17, names Ranjan — a 2010-batch IAS officer currently serving as Secretary of the Labour and Employment Department in Jammu and Kashmir — along with his family members, Kirpa Shankar Roy and Dulari Devi, and several unidentified individuals.
The CBI conducted raids at seven locations on Monday, including Ranjan’s Jammu office and properties in Varanasi, Srinagar, and Gurugram, as part of the investigation.
Ranjan had earlier come under the scanner for his alleged involvement in the infamous Jammu and Kashmir arms licence scam during his tenure as Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kupwara. Between 2012 and 2016, approximately 2.78 lakh arms licences were allegedly issued illegally to ineligible applicants in exchange for hefty bribes, with the scam reportedly exceeding ₹100 crore.
The CBI has been probing the arms licence racket since 2019, revealing widespread misuse of power by district magistrates, deputy commissioners, and licensing authorities. In November last year, the central government sanctioned the prosecution of Ranjan along with seven other IAS officers implicated in the scam.
