Jharkhand Rural Development Minister and Congress leader Alamgir Alam appeared before the Enforcement Directorate at its zonal office in Ranchi on Tuesday. The federal agency had summoned him for questioning in a money laundering case.
Last week, the ED arrested Mr. Alam’s personal secretary Sanjiv Lal and the latter’s domestic help Jahangir Alam following the seizure of more than ₹32 crore cash from a flat linked to them.
Mr. Alam, 70, was asked to depose at the ED office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Before stepping into the ED office, Mr. Alam told reporters that he was a person who followed the law.
