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Time of India
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
HC reserves order in bail plea of ex-min Alam
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday reserved its order in a petition filed by former state rural development minister Alamgir Alam seeking bail pursuant to his arrest in the tender scam by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Alam, a four-time former Congress MLA from Pakur, has been in custody since May 15 last year after the ED had started investigatigating his involvement in facilitating tenders. The case was heard by Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad who after having heard the arguments of Alam and the ED, reserved the order. Alam, a cabinet minister during the previous JMM-Congress-RJD alliance govt, had to resign from his office as he came in the line of fire following the arrest department's chief engineer Virendra Ram by the ED for his involvement in money laundering. Investigation revealed that Alam had provided tenders to selected companies and has received commissions for facilitating tenders. The investigation culminated in raids being conducted by the ED in the properties of Ram in Delhi, Jamshedpur, Patna and Ranchi. Similarly, raids were also conducted in the premises of other engineers of the department including the residence of Sanjeev Lal, the personal secretary of Alamgir Alam. In course of the raids conducted by the ED, the house of Jahangir Alam, a house help of Sanjeev, was also scanned. The raid in Jahangir Alam's house revealed possession of Rs 32 crores in cash. The investigating authorities then turned the heat on Alamgir Alam and connected the pieces concluding his involvement in accumulating huge amount of cash and stashing it in the house of his employees.
The Hindu
20 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Enforcement Directorate files third supplementary prosecution complaint in case linked to former Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Ranchi Zonal Office, has filed its third Supplementary Prosecution Complaint on Thursday (June 19, 2025) against Suresh Prasad Verma, a former Junior Engineer, in a major money-laundering case. The complaint is part of an ongoing investigation into a massive bribery and tender-related corruption racket in Jharkhand, which has led to the arrest of then State Minister Alamgir Alam. The federal agency on Friday (June 20,2025) in its official press statement said it has initiated its money-laundering investigation based on a 2019 FIR registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jamshedpur, in which Suresh Prasad Verma was trapped while accepting a bribe. Subsequent searches by the ACB had led to a seizure of ₹2.67 Crore in unexplained cash from a property linked to a chief engineer Veerendra Kumar Ram. ED's probe revealed a deep-rooted conspiracy where senior government officials and political figures allegedly received around 3% commission on government tenders. 'The investigation established that a significant portion of this commission was collected on behalf of then-Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam, allegedly managed through his Personal Secretary, Sanjeev Kumar Lal, 'ED stated in the press statement. It also asserted that this network was unearthed following an extensive investigation, which included the seizure of over ₹35 Crore in cash from premises linked to the Minister's aides. The probe has also established a sophisticated money-laundering nexus involving Delhi-based Chartered Accountants and entry operators who were funneling the illicit cash through shell companies. ED had previously arrested Mr. Alam and has filed charge sheets against him, senior officials, and the money-laundering syndicate. The latest complaint formally charges Suresh Prasad Verma for his role in the acquisition of Proceeds of Crime and for knowingly assisting in the concealment of illicit cash linked to the larger racket. According to ED, till date, four Prosecution Complaints against 14 accused persons, three provisional attachment orders (PAOs) have been issued whereby assets to the tune of ₹44 crore have been attached, cash of around ₹38 crore (approx.) have been seized, jewellery worth ₹1.65 Crore, eight luxury vehicles have been seized, and nine persons have been arrested in the case.
