THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Ranchi, May 12: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today summoned Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam for questioning him about his role in the multi-crore tender scam.
His Private Secretary Sanjiv Lal and household help Jehangir Alam are already being grilled by the agency following the recovery of Rs 35.23 crore from their premises.
The agency has already interrogated Sanjiv Lal’s wife Rita Lal to ascertain how she acquired a large number of immovable properties in her name.
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Sanjiv Lal, according to the ED, collected commission on behalf of ‘some influential persons’ and played a pivotal role in managing the tenders and collection of commission from engineers.
Notably, Alam, a former Speaker of the Jharkhand Assembly, has been at the helm of the rural development department since 2019.
Case linked to Veerendra Kumar Ram
Notably, the latest case of money laundering is linked to the suspended chief engineer Veerendra Kumar Ram, who was arrested on February 23 last year.
Ram, posted in the Water resource department, was on deputation, as chief engineer to Rural Works Department and Rural Development Department (Special Division), Government of Jharkhand.
‘Ram used to collect commissions’
“Veerendra Kumar Ram used to collect commissions in terms of allocation of tender and execution of work and the said commission / fixed share of 1.5% was distributed among his seniors and politicians,” the ED said.
