Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alam has been remanded to ED custody for six days in connection with a money laundering case related to the recovery of a substantial amount of cash from his personal secretary’s household help. The minister, who represents the Pakur seat in the assembly, has denied any wrongdoing, claiming that people know him well and he is not seen as corrupt.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Sanjiv Lal, the personal secretary to Jharkhand’s rural development minister Alamgir Alam, and his maid Jahangir Alam in connection with the recovery of a massive amount of cash in Ranchi. The total cash seizure stands at over 36 crore. The duo has been remanded to six days of ED custody. The ED has alleged that Lal collected commission on tenders on behalf of influential people. The agency also claimed that officials of the rural development department were involved in an alleged illegal cash payment nexus.
