The Enforcement Directorate arrested Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam’s personal secretary Sanjiv Lal and the latter’s domestic help on Tuesday after recovering more than Rs 32 crore in cash from them, according to official sources.
The duo was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after being questioned overnight.
The ED raided a 2BHK flat in Ranchi on Monday, allegedly occupied by Lal’s domestic help Jehangir, as part of a money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the state rural development department, officials said. It had recovered more than Rs 32 crore in cash, along with Rs 3 crore from other premises searched by the central agency.
