Ranchi, Jan. 17 -- The Enforcement Directorate has written to the Jharkhand government saying that the cabinet secretary is not authorized either to 'intervene' or 'obtain details' in ongoing money laundering investigations.

This came in response to Cabinet Secretary Vandana Datel's letter to ED seeking to provide information on an ongoing investigation under PMLA as well as the basis for issuing summons to the government officials including the Deputy Commissioner of Sahibganj.

"The Cabinet Secretary is not authorized either to intervene or to obtain details of an ongoing investigation," the ED said.

She had sought information from the ED's investigating officer (IO) about a money laundering case in which the agency has summoned IAS o...