ED Arrests Jharkhand Min Alamgir Alam Days After Rs 32 Cr Seizure

Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Congress leader and Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam on Wednesday in a money laundering case days after seizure of around Rs 32 crore from the premises linked to his aide.

The 70-year-old leader was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He was interrogated by the ED officials for two days before his arrest. Recently ED arrested his personal secretary Sanjeev Kumar Lal (52) and the latter’s domestic help Jahangir Alam  following raids at their premises on May 6 that led to seizure of more than Rs 32 crore cash.