The Jharkhand Police on Wednesday suspended two constables for "gross negligence" after their service AK-47 rifles were seized during an ED raid on the premises of a person allegedly linked with money laundering in an illegal mining scam.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the money laundering aspect of the alleged scam, seized the two assault rifles and 60 cartridges and two magazines from the premises of one Prem Prakash, suspected to be involved in the scam.

"The two policemen have been suspended with immediate effect and further action is being taken in the matter," Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishore Kaushal told PTI.

A statement from the Ranchi Police said the two constables have been suspended after the in-charge of Police Lines, Ranchi gave a written information that while returning from duty on August 23, they had left their weapons with a staffer of Prakash due to rain.

"Due to rain, the constables kept their AK-47 rifles and the bullets issued to them with their acquaintance (staffer of Prem Prakash) in an almirah, took its keys and left for their houses due to which they could not collect their weapons," the statement said.

It said that in course of probe by officer-in-charge of Argora Police Station, it was found that the arms and ammunition have been seized by the ED.

"Correspondence has been made with the ED to get both the AK-47 rifles and the bullets issued with it. For the said gross negligence, both the constables have been suspended with immediate effect and further action is being taken," the statement said.

BJP's Godda MP Nishikant Dubey alleged in a tweet that Prakash is an "associate of Jharkhand CM and his family friend Amit Agarwal" and that his (Prakash) links should be investigated by the NIA.

Tagging the ED, Dubey tweeted: "This flat of Prem Prakash was closed for the last 25 days. The investigation of @NIA India will result in an earthquake in the entire police department."

The central probe agency is raiding about 17-20 premises in Jharkhand, neighbouring Bihar, Tamil Nadu and the Delhi-NCR as part of the operation.

The searches were carried out after fresh information came to light following the questioning of Pankaj Mishra, a political aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and Mishra's associate and muscleman Bachhu Yadav, sources said.

Mishra and Yadav have earlier been arrested by the ED in this case.

Saryu Roy, a former BJP leader who is now an Independent MLA from the state, wrote on his Twitter handle that it should be investigated as to how Prem Prakash obtained the AK-47 rifles and alleged that there might be terror links.

He had earlier shared photographs of Prakash with former chief minister Raghubar Das.