<p>The Enforcement Directorate (ED)&nbsp;arrested Jharkhand cabinet minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam in connection with a money laundering case on Wednesday (May 15).&nbsp;This arrest follows his&nbsp;nine-hour interrogation&nbsp;by the central probe agency at its zonal headquarters in Ranchi.</p>

<p>On May 6, the ED&nbsp;conducted a raid on the apartment of one Jahangir Alam, who serves as the house help for Alamgir Alam’s personal secretary, Sanjeev Lal, and seized over Rs 37 crore ($4.5mn)&nbsp;in cash. Subsequently, both Alam and Lal were arrested after the raid.</p>

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<h2><strong>Connection to ongoing money laundering probe</strong></h2>

<p>The raids were part of an ongoing investigation into a money laundering case involving Virendra K Ram, the former chief engineer of the Jharkhand Rural Development Department, who was arrested last year. The investigation is linked to alleged irregularities in the implementation of certain schemes within the department.</p>

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<p>As part of this probe, many&nbsp;counting machines were used during the raid to tally the unaccounted cash, predominantly in Rs 500 denomination. Additionally, agency officials discovered some jewellery at Jahangir Alam's residence.</p>

<p>Alam, aged 70, was summoned to the Enforcement Directorate's zonal office in Ranchi on Tuesday (May 14) to give&nbsp;his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).</p>

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Jharkhand cabinet minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam in connection with a money laundering case on Wednesday (May 15).

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Jharkhand cabinet minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam in connection with a money laundering case on Wednesday (May 15). This arrest follows his nine-hour interrogation by the central probe agency at its zonal headquarters in Ranchi. On May 6, the ED conducted a raid on the apartment of one Jahangir Alam, who serves as the house help for Alamgir Alam’s personal secretary, Sanjeev Lal, and seized over Rs 37 crore ($4.5mn) in cash. Subsequently, both Alam and Lal were arrested after the raid. VIDEO | Visuals from outside Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Earlier today, Jharkhand Minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam was arrested by the ED in connection with a money laundering case. pic.twitter.com/Nj72AwhUuq — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 15, 2024 × Connection to ongoing money laundering probe The raids were part of an ongoing investigation into a money laundering case involving Virendra K Ram, the former chief engineer of the Jharkhand Rural Development Department, who was arrested last year. The investigation is linked to alleged irregularities in the implementation of certain schemes within the department. Also read | India’s top court refuses to allow abortion for pregnancy beyond 27 weeks, says foetus has right to live As part of this probe, many counting machines were used during the raid to tally the unaccounted cash, predominantly in Rs 500 denomination. Additionally, agency officials discovered some jewellery at Jahangir Alam's residence. Alam, aged 70, was summoned to the Enforcement Directorate's zonal office in Ranchi on Tuesday (May 14) to give his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Also watch | India Elections 2024: What Assam wants from India's new government? (With inputs from agencies)

India: ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case after huge cash seizure

<p>The Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained Sanjiv Lal, personal secretary of Jharkhand rural development minister Alamgir Alam, and his domestic help on Tuesday (May 7) after finding over ₹35 crore ($4mn) in cash following a raid conducted in conjunction with a money laundering case.</p>

<p>After being questioned all night about the cash and its beneficiaries, the two were taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.</p>

<p>On Monday, the ED conducted raids at several locations in Ranchi,&nbsp;a 2BHK apartment allegedly used by Lal's domestic help Jehangir. It claimed to have found cash worth ₹32 crore ($3.8mn) and ₹3 crore ($0.12mn) at different locations.&nbsp;Eight counting machines and bank personnel were deployed to count the cash, all in the denomination of ₹500.</p>

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<p>A former chief engineer of the Jharkhand rural development department, Virendra Ram, was arrested in February 2023 on suspicion of amassing wealth of over ₹100 crore ($11.97mn). ED informed a Ranchi court that a portion of the commission he allegedly earned was given to prominent bureaucrats and politicians.</p>

<p>“Ram played a pivotal role in managing tenders and allocation of work to private entities and the percentage of commission is distributed in a mechanised manner to higher-ups of government, including highly placed bureaucrats and politicians. Further, during [the] investigation, names of senior bureaucrats and politicians have emerged which is being investigated by ED,” the agency said in its remand note in February 2023.</p>

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<p>Pratul Shahdeo, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jharkhand spokesperson, had said on Monday, “Earlier ₹350 ($41.9mn) crore was recovered from Congress’s Rajya Sabha member Dheeraj Sahay, ₹20 crore ($2.39mn) from the mines secretary. Now recovery of ₹25 crore ($2.99mn) has been made from the servant of the minister’s OSD [officer on special duty]. It is a matter of probing from where the servant, who hardly gets ₹30000 monthly, got such a huge amount. I think it was black money kept to spend during the election.”</p>

<p>Alam has refuted any wrongdoing. He said that Lal, a government employee, had served as secretary to two former&nbsp;ministers&nbsp;also. “There are several government employees and we usually appoint personal secretaries based on experience. It is not right to comment on the raids before ED’s investigation is completed,” he added.<br />
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained Sanjiv Lal, personal secretary of Jharkhand rural development minister Alamgir Alam, and his domestic help on Tuesday (May 7) after finding over ₹35 crore ($4mn) in cash following a raid conducted in conjunction with a money laundering case.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained Sanjiv Lal, personal secretary of Jharkhand rural development minister Alamgir Alam, and his domestic help on Tuesday (May 7) after finding over ₹35 crore ($4mn) in cash following a raid conducted in conjunction with a money laundering case. After being questioned all night about the cash and its beneficiaries, the two were taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. On Monday, the ED conducted raids at several locations in Ranchi, a 2BHK apartment allegedly used by Lal's domestic help Jehangir. It claimed to have found cash worth ₹32 crore ($3.8mn) and ₹3 crore ($0.12mn) at different locations. Eight counting machines and bank personnel were deployed to count the cash, all in the denomination of ₹500. #WATCH | Jharkhand: Huge amount of cash recovered from household help of Sanjiv Lal - PS to Jharkhand Rural Development minister Alamgir Alam - in ED raids at multiple locations in Ranchi in Virendra Ram case. ED arrested Virendra K. Ram, the chief engineer at the Jharkhand… pic.twitter.com/1yoBFRvaLa — ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2024 × A former chief engineer of the Jharkhand rural development department, Virendra Ram, was arrested in February 2023 on suspicion of amassing wealth of over ₹100 crore ($11.97mn). ED informed a Ranchi court that a portion of the commission he allegedly earned was given to prominent bureaucrats and politicians. “Ram played a pivotal role in managing tenders and allocation of work to private entities and the percentage of commission is distributed in a mechanised manner to higher-ups of government, including highly placed bureaucrats and politicians. Further, during [the] investigation, names of senior bureaucrats and politicians have emerged which is being investigated by ED,” the agency said in its remand note in February 2023. Also read: Watch: Nearly $3mn found at home of domestic help linked to Jharkhand minister Pratul Shahdeo, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Jharkhand spokesperson, had said on Monday, “Earlier ₹350 ($41.9mn) crore was recovered from Congress’s Rajya Sabha member Dheeraj Sahay, ₹20 crore ($2.39mn) from the mines secretary. Now recovery of ₹25 crore ($2.99mn) has been made from the servant of the minister’s OSD [officer on special duty]. It is a matter of probing from where the servant, who hardly gets ₹30000 monthly, got such a huge amount. I think it was black money kept to spend during the election.” Alam has refuted any wrongdoing. He said that Lal, a government employee, had served as secretary to two former ministers also. “There are several government employees and we usually appoint personal secretaries based on experience. It is not right to comment on the raids before ED’s investigation is completed,” he added. (With inputs from agencies)

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India: ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case after huge cash seizure

India: ED detains Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam's aide and helper after $4mn found in raids