Jharkhand Minister Arrested By Probe Agency In Money Laundering Case
NDTV
Alamgir Alam is the Jharkhand rural development minister.
Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the seizure of over Rs 34 crore in cash from a flat linked to his personal secretary and the latter's house help.
Mr Alam was questioned for over nine hours at the Enforcement Directorate office in Ranchi On Tuesday and he was called again on Wednesday. He was interrogated again for six hours and was arrested for not cooperating with the investigation, ED sources said.
The agency had raided a house in Ranchi occupied by Jehangir Alam, the house help of the minister's Personal Secretary Sanjiv Lal, last week and recovered over Rs 32 crore from there and an additional over Rs 3 crore from other premises. Mr Lal and Jehangir Alam were arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) the next day and are currently in ED's custody.
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