Information suggests that individuals being interrogated by the ED are now targets of assassination plots designed to stifle the truth from emerging. Marandi recalled past instances in Jharkhand where “encounter killings” were orchestrated under the guise of apprehending criminals, effectively destroying evidence. He pointed to a former Director General of Police (DGP) previously accused of orchestrating contract killings and engaging in rampant corruption, with allegations even coming from within the ruling party itself. He emphasized that the ED must exercise extreme caution in Jharkhand, where suppressing truth, rather than speaking it, often prevails. When power, the system, and criminal elements align, the subversion of justice becomes a mere formality.

According to police, the accused, identified as Rajkumar and his son Paramit Raj, had been targeting unsuspecting youths for quite some time, claiming to have contacts that could easily facilitate assistant positions in the High Court. They used this pretense to extract substantial sums of money from more than half a dozen individuals. Initially, the father-son duo provided various assurances to the victims, but despite the passage of time, no jobs materialized. When the aggrieved youths demanded the return of their money, the pair went into hiding.

Forced to take action, the victims filed a written complaint at the police station. During the investigation, the police discovered that the accused had secretly returned to Ranchi and were hiding in their home. The victims promptly informed the police, who surrounded the house. The Lower Bazaar police, upon arriving at the scene, arrested both individuals and placed them in judicial custody. The police are conducting raids to apprehend a third accomplice in the case.

Police officials state that the accused collected significant amounts of money from several individuals, not just one or two, promising them jobs. The total amount of the fraud is estimated to be over a crore of rupees. This is not the first instance of job-related fraud in Ranchi, where individuals have been cheated under the pretext of high-level connections. Earlier this year, a woman named Usha Barla was arrested from the Bariatu area for posing as a doctor from RIMS and defrauding many people of lakhs of rupees. Some were hoping for jobs, while others were willing to pay for flats or other government benefits.

Cases have been registered against Usha Barla in various police stations including Nagri, Bariatu, Dhurwa, and Namkum. After months of effort and with the assistance of technical resources, the police apprehended her in June. The Ranchi police advise the public to be cautious in such cases and to immediately report any instances where money is demanded in exchange for a job or any other benefit.

Kejriwal stated that there would be no alliance with the Congress under any circumstances. He said that the Congress has betrayed the people of Goa the most. Between 2017 and 2019, 13 Congress MLAs joined the BJP, and in 2022, 10 more Congress MLAs joined the BJP. He questioned whether the Congress could assure that no Congress MLAs would join the BJP after winning the elections.

Kejriwal accused the Congress of selling its MLAs to the BJP in bulk. Targeting both the Congress and the BJP, the AAP chief described the Congress-BJP politics as ‘rotten’ and stated that his party would neither support nor assist the BJP in forming a government in Goa.

He emphasized the need for a new system where the people of Goa have control over their resources and can decide their own fate. Kejriwal asserted that they cannot help the BJP form a government in Goa and that there would be no alliance with the Congress. He called the Congress-BJP a system of rotten politics, advocating for a new system where the people of Goa determine the use of their resources.

Arvind Kejriwal is on a three-day visit to Goa, which began on October 3rd. Atishi, AAP’s Goa in-charge and former Delhi Chief Minister, was also present with him. Earlier on Friday, Kejriwal said that the state is suffocating in 13 years of corruption and goondaism by the BJP-Congress alliance government.

During these 13 years, Goa has witnessed large-scale illegal construction, illegal mining, rampant corruption, violence, state-sponsored goondaism, deteriorating law and order, high crime rates, pothole-ridden roads, crimes against women, constant power cuts, large-scale unemployment, a steep decline in tourism, and an assault on Goan culture. The next Goa Assembly elections are expected to be held in February 2027.