Jharkhand High Court observes State police raid on ED office ‘pre-planned’

Key Highlights

• The Court ordered the Union Home Secretary to depute CRPF/BSF or any other paramilitary force to provide security to the ED office and its officers.
• Justice Dwide also directed Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rakesh Ranjan to ensure proper security of the ED office.
• The Court observed that if there is any lapse in the security of the ED office and its officers, the SSP Ranchi will directly be held responsible for that.
• The High Court also stayed the police investigation against ED officers on the basis of an FIR registered in the Airport police station by a former Jharkhand government employee, Santosh Kumar.
• The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday (January 15, 2026) moved the Jharkhand High Court, seeking a CBI probe into the raid conducted by the State police on its premises, alleging "direct interference" by the police in the functioning of the central agency.