“Jharkhand: ED arrests minister Aalamgir Alam, days after it recovers huge cash haul from premises linked to his PS”, Organiser, May 15, 2024:
“Jharkhand’s Rural Development minister, Alamgir Alam has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after he appear before the Ranchi based zonal office of the agency for the second consecutive day.
He was apprehended by the officials after he reportedly not cooperated during the enquiry pertaining to the case. The minister from the Congress quota in the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) led coalition government was earlier asked to appear before the agency on Wednesday, May 15 in connection with a money laundering case.
Earlier the minister was also grilled by the sleuths of the agencies for around 9 hours on May 14, following which he was asked to appear again on Wednesday. According to the reports, the congress leader was asked questions pertaining to recovery made by the agency from the house help of his Personal Secretary (PS) Sanjiv Lal to which Alam reportedly expressed ignorance…..”
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