ED arrests Jharkhand chief engineer for money laundering, gets 5-day remand
Hindustan TimesThe Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested Veerendra Kumar Ram, chief engineer of the Jharkhand rural development department, on money laundering charges, after a two-day rigorous search operation conducted at multiple locations related to him across three states. The ED produced Ram before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court of P K Sharma in Ranchi and got five-day remand of him. As part of the money laundering probe, the agency has alleged in its remand note, seen by HT, that Ram with help from his chartered accountant laundered unaccounted cash, which were routed into the bank accounts of Ram and his family members through fictitious entries, besides using laundered money in buying property at prime locations in New Delhi, Jamshedpur and Ranchi and purchasing luxury vehicles. “Huge amounts have been received in the back accounts of relatives of Veerendra Kumar Ram, first in the joint account of Ram and Rajkumari Devi to the tune of ₹9.30 crore approximately between financial years 2014-15 to 2018-19 and also in the account of Genda Ram to the tune of ₹4.5 crores in a span of 31-32 days from 21/12/22 to 23/1/23,” the ED said in its remand note.