Enforcement Directorate arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case
The 70-year-old was on Tuesday asked to depose at the central agency’s office to record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested Congress leader and Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam in connection with a money laundering case, The Hindu reported.
The case pertains to alleged irregularities in the state’s Rural Development Department.
On May 6, the central agency raided premises linked to state administrative service officer Sanjiv Kumar Lal and his domestic help Jahangir Alam, PTI reported. Lal is Alamgir Alam’s personal secretary.
The raids were conducted in connection with an investigation into a money laundering case against Veerendra Kumar Ram, the former chief engineer of the Rural Development Ministry, who was arrested by the central agency last year, PTI reported.
More than Rs 32 crore was seized from a flat linked to Lal and Jahangir Alam during the raid. Subsequently, both men were arrested.
The Enforcement Directorate alleged that Lal collected commissions on behalf of certain influential persons, PTI reported. It also claimed that government officials in the Rural Development Department were involved in the case.
On Tuesday, 70-year-old Alamgir Alam, who represents the Pakur constituency in the Assembly and is also the parliamentary affairs minister, was asked to depose at the office of the Enforcement Directorate to record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
He was questioned for more than 10 hours, following which he was arrested.
Earlier, Alamgir Alam...
