Ranchi: The Rs 32.2 crore cash seized from the Ranchi-based premise of the domestic help of a secretary of Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam “pertains” to the lawmaker and he enjoyed a fixed commission of 1.5 per cent from every tender executed in his department, the ED alleged on Thursday. The federal agency made this claim … Read more
BOKARO: In a major embarrassment to Jharkhand Police, Jairam Kumar Mahto, independent candidate from Giridih Lok Sabha seat, managed to give cops the slip on Wednesday when they attempted to detain him in a two-year-old case. Mahto filed his nomination papers with the returning officer, attended a public meeting and escaped despite significant police presence … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made four fresh arrests in connection with the alleged illegal land grab-linked money laundering case against former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and others, official sources said on Wednesday. Those taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) have been identified as Antu Tirkey, … Read more
Enforcement Directorate sleuths continued to question Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren at his official residence here on Saturday in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. The entire area has turned into a virtual fortress with heavy deployment of security forces, an official said. Soren, 48, who is also the … Read more
