RANCHI: ED on Friday started interrogation of arrested Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in a case related to alleged corruption in his rural development department’s tenders and money laundering, with the sleuths claiming the names of several senior officials have cropped up, report Jaideep Deogharia & Sanjay Sahay.
Alam’s questioning continued as rumours swirled of his resignation as minister after a few posts on social media. Raj Bhavan, however, denied having received any resignation from him.
The Congress minister was held on Wednesday. ED sources said as Alam was “opening up”, more new names in the illegal business of commission in tenders of his department are surfacing.
“Some senior govt functionaries who abused their positions and acquired the proceeds of crime would be called for questioning. Our officers would review their property and assets,” said an ED official.
ED investigators plan to confront Alam, his personal secretary Sanjeev Lal and Lal’s assistant Jehangir Khan with documents seized in searches.
Alam’s questioning continued as rumours swirled of his resignation as minister after a few posts on social media. Raj Bhavan, however, denied having received any resignation from him.
The Congress minister was held on Wednesday. ED sources said as Alam was “opening up”, more new names in the illegal business of commission in tenders of his department are surfacing.
“Some senior govt functionaries who abused their positions and acquired the proceeds of crime would be called for questioning. Our officers would review their property and assets,” said an ED official.
ED investigators plan to confront Alam, his personal secretary Sanjeev Lal and Lal’s assistant Jehangir Khan with documents seized in searches.