Archive · 3 Jan 2026
ED Arrests Gujarat IAS Officer in PMLA Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Rajendra Mahendra Patel, a former District Collector of Surendranagar and an IAS officer, from his residence on January 5, 2024.
The arrest is related to a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, involving allegations of corruption in change of land use applications and money laundering.
Patel was remanded in ED custody until January 7, 2024.
The ED is investigating an alleged money laundering racket involving Patel and others, following the registration of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR).
The accusations pertain to alleged corruption in change of land use applications, as well as money laundering as part of the accusations of generation, possession, acquisition, concealment, and sharing of proceeds of crime.
This comes a week after a deputy mamlatdar, Chandrasingh Mori, was arrested and remained in ED remand for seven days, following which he was sent to judicial custody.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Rajendra Mahendra Patel, a former District Collector of Surendranagar and IAS officer, from his residence on January 5, 2024.
Patel was remanded in ED custody until January 7, 2024, in connection with a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
The allegations involve corruption in change of land use applications and money laundering, including the generation, possession, acquisition, concealment, and sharing of proceeds of crime.
The ED is investigating an alleged money laundering racket involving Patel and others, following the registration of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR).
This arrest comes a week after a deputy mamlatdar, Chandrasingh Mori, was arrested and remained in ED remand for seven days, following which he was sent to judicial custody.
- Who
- Rajendra Mahendra Patel, a former District Collector of Surendranagar and IAS officer, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
- What
- The arrest is related to a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, involving allegations of corruption in change of land use applications and money laundering.
- When
- Rajendra Patel was arrested on January 5, 2024, and was remanded in ED custody until January 7, 2024.
- Where
- The arrest took place at Patel's residence in Surendranagar, and he was produced in a Special PMLA court in Ahmedabad (Rural).
- Why
- The ED is investigating alleged corruption and money laundering involving Patel and others, following the registration of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR).
- Arrested Officer
- Rajendra Mahendra Patel
- Arrest Date
- January 5, 2024
- ED Custody Until
- January 7, 2024
- Previous Arrest
- Chandrasingh Mori (December 24, 2025)
- Act
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- Allegations
- Corruption in change of land use applications, money laundering
- Position of Officer
- Former District Collector of Surendranagar
- Batch of Officer
- 2015
