Jharkhand minister’s Secy Sanjiv Lal, help arrested after Rs.35.23 crore cash recovered
On Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam‘s personal secretary Sanjiv Lal, and the latter’s domestic help.
The central agency grilled the duo overnight, after which they were taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The action follows after a huge recovery of over Rs.32 crore cash from them, official sources said.
The ED on Monday had raided a 2BHK flat in the city that is allegedly occupied by Lal’s domestic help Jehangir, as part of a money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the state rural development department, they said.
It had recovered over Rs.32 crore cash apart from Rs.3 crore from some other premises that were searched by the central agency. The total cash recovery stands at Rs.35.23 crore, the sources said.
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