Enforcement Department uncovered 25 Crore Rs across various Raids

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiated a series of raids in Ranchi, Jharkhand, uncovering ₹25 crore in unaccounted cash. These recent operations, conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), targeted around six locations associated with Virendra Ram, the former chief engineer at the Jharkhand Rural Development Department, and his associates. Virendra Ram was apprehended by the ED in February 2023 for his involvement in a money laundering case.

Footage from the raid depicts a significant amount of currency notes scattered in a room allegedly linked to the domestic aide of Sanjiv Lal, the personal secretary to Jharkhand Rural Development minister Alamgir Alam. Alamgir Alam, aged 70, is a Congress leader representing the Pakur constituency in the Jharkhand assembly. “Corruption persists in Jharkhand. The influx of money during elections suggests a plan to utilize it for electoral purposes. The Election Commission should intervene,” remarked Jharkhand BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdev.

The investigative agency is simultaneously conducting raids at nine locations, including Sail City in Ranchi. Among the designed teams, one is after Vikas Kumar tracing his whereabouts, who is associated with the Road Construction Department, whereas the other team is under operations in Morhabadi, Bodia, and Bariatu. 

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