ED Questions Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam for Over 9 Hours in Money Laundering Probe

Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam was questioned by ED officials for nine hours in connection with a money laundering case. He arrived at the ED office at 11 am and left around 8.30 pm. Alam stated that he answered all questions posed to him. Sources indicate he will be called for further questioning on Wednesday. The ED had previously arrested Alam's personal secretary and seized over Rs 32 crore in cash. The investigation relates to alleged irregularities in the state's rural development department.

Jharkhand minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam was on Tuesday grilled by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials here for over nine hours in connection with a money laundering case.

Alam, the state's Rural Development minister, arrived at the ED office around 11 am and came out of the office around 8.30 pm.

''I have replied to whatever questions were asked,'' he told reporters after coming out of the ED office.

When he was asked if ED had called him again tomorrow, Alam said he would reply to this later.

Sources said he has been called for questioning again on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day before entering the office of the federal agency, Alam said, ''I abide by laws... I am here to face questioning.'' The ED had last week arrested Alam's personal secretary and state administrative service officer Sanjeev Kumar Lal (52) and the latter's domestic help Jahangir Alam (42), following the seizure of more than Rs 32 crore cash from a flat linked to them.

Alam, 70, was asked to depose at the zonal office of the ED in Ranchi on Tuesday for recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The money laundering investigation pertains to alleged irregularities in the state's rural development department.

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