In Jharkhand, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided Ranchi city, its capital, and found that the unaccounted cash reached ₹25 crores. On 27 April 2012, the recent raids were conducted at various sites linked to Virendra Ram, the ex-Chief Engineer of the Rural Development Department of Jharkhand, and his close-knit associates under the umbrella of PMLA.
Compared to the money laundering case, the value of the seized assets is quite significant now. The net worth of Mr Ram is under the probe.The camera footage of the house raid shows a room full of currencies suspected to be owned by the domestic assistant of Sanjiv Lal, the personal secretary of the Rural Development Minister Alam. Aalamgir Alam is the name of Jharkhand.
Responding to the raids, Congress MP from the Pakur constituency Alamgir Alam deferentially avoided commenting until the ED had finished investigating. Faisalabad BJP Spokesperson Pratul Shahdev questioned the Nepal Government as to whether the money was intended for the election and called upon the Election Commission to act soon.
What is going on at present is that the EOC (Enforcement Directorate) is conducting simultaneous raids at nine locations, among which includes Sail City at Ranchi. Set one is looking out for Vishal Kumar, an engineer from the Road Construction Department, whereas others are gathering the details of Arbaa, Masfara, and Bodia. Although this investigation is ongoing, authorities will leave no stone unturned in seeking the truth behind this sad incident.
