IN PHOTOS: ED seizes huge cash, arrests Jharkhand minister`s aides after raids

Updated On: 07 May, 2024 06:17 PM IST | ronak mastakar

ED arrested Jharkhand minister`s personal secretary, house help on tuesday after recovering Rs 36.23 cr cash earlier this week. Pics/PTI

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ED arrested Jharkhand minister`s personal secretary, house help on tuesday after recovering Rs 36.23 cr cash earlier this week. Pics/PTI

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The ED had on Monday seized Rs 36.23 crore from the suspects during a raid in Jharkhand

<p>Both Sanjiv Lal, PS to Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam, and his domestic help, Jahangir Alam, were arrested by the ED after the raids. Reportedly, the duo was questioned by the ED overnight and later taken into custody on Tuesday</p>

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Both Sanjiv Lal, PS to Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam, and his domestic help, Jahangir Alam, were arrested by the ED after the raids. Reportedly, the duo was questioned by the ED overnight and later taken into custody on Tuesday

<p>Following their arrest under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the duo was produced in a special PMLA court and has been sent to ED remand for six days, officials said</p>

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Following their arrest under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the duo was produced in a special PMLA court and has been sent to ED remand for six days, officials said

<p>The ED has been conducting raids at multiple locations in Ranchi in connection with its ongoing probe into a case against Virendra K Ram, a chief engineer at the Jharkhand Rural Development Department. He was nabbed by the ED in 2023</p>

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The ED has been conducting raids at multiple locations in Ranchi in connection with its ongoing probe into a case against Virendra K Ram, a chief engineer at the Jharkhand Rural Development Department. He was nabbed by the ED in 2023

<p>Continuing with searches on Tuesday, the ED carried out raids at five locations in Ranchi and seized around Rs 1.5 crore from a contractor identified as Rajiv Kumar Singh. Reportedly, over Rs 10 crore was routed through him, officials said</p>

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Continuing with searches on Tuesday, the ED carried out raids at five locations in Ranchi and seized around Rs 1.5 crore from a contractor identified as Rajiv Kumar Singh. Reportedly, over Rs 10 crore was routed through him, officials said

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Sanjiv Lal collected commission on tenders on behalf of "some influential people", the ED told a court on Tuesday

<p>The ED also claimed that officials of the rural development department, from "top to bottom", were involved in an alleged illegal cash payment nexus</p>

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The ED also claimed that officials of the rural development department, from "top to bottom", were involved in an alleged illegal cash payment nexus

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