New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday performed raids at a number of places in Ranchi and claims to have recovered an enormous pile of ‘unaccounted’ money. The seized money is allegedly linked to aide of Jharkhand minister. The raids are being carried throughout 9 places.
As per experiences, video footage from the searches exhibits bundles of money scattered in a room that allegedly belongs to the home assist of Sanjiv Lal, non-public secretary to Jharkhand Rural Growth minister Alamgir Alam, in Virendra Ram case. ED has took over round 20 crore in money, officers are counting the money pile to determine the precise amount of cash.
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The raids are related to an investigation right into a cash laundering case involving Virendra Okay Ram, the previous chief engineer of the agricultural growth division. Ram was apprehended by the ED in February 2023 over suspicions of economic irregularities associated to the implementation of sure schemes.
Reacting to the seizure, BJP MP Deepak Prakash stated, “Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress and RJD are doing the work of changing Jharkhand into ‘Lootkhand’. Immediately once more an quantity of greater than Rs 25 crore has been recovered, and it belongs to the ministers of the ruling social gathering. The individuals of Jharkhand are feeling insulted immediately.”
Jharkhand BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo additionally slammed the JMM-Congress authorities. “The infinite story of corruption of Jharkhand authorities exhibits no indicators of ending. Only a few days in the past, Rs 300 crore money was recovered from the home and workplace of a Congress MP. Greater than Rs 10 crores was recovered from the residence of the associates of Pankaj Mishra, a detailed affiliate of the Chief Minister. Now from the home of the Private Secretary of Minister, Alamgir Alam, greater than Rs 25 crore has been recovered. Alamgir Alam must be taken into custody instantly, he must be strictly interrogated and the connection to this cash must be related to ED. The Election Fee also needs to take cognizance…” he stated.
However, the Congress stated that regulation will do its work and guility shouldn’t be spared.
