In Ranchi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has expanded the list of people facing charges in the high‑profile Jharkhand tender scam. The ED filed a fourth supplementary prosecution complaint (PC) in the Special PMLA Court, adding eight new accused, including contractors, aides, and relatives of senior officials.
The new complaint says these individuals helped move and hide the money that was earned through the alleged tender racket. With the eight additions, the case now covers 22 people in total. The ED’s move follows investigations into the Rural Works Department, where a large corruption syndicate is believed to have siphoned funds.
Earlier this year, the ED arrested former state minister Alamgir Alam on May 15—he had been accused of running a commission scheme in the department’s tender process. In May, the agency raided the homes of Alam’s office personnel and several contractors. Those raids uncovered more than ₹35 crore in cash, with large amounts found at the residences of contractor Munna Singh, Rajiv Singh, and a domestic worker linked to Alam.
Alam, who served as a cabinet minister for the Hemant Soren and Champai Soren governments and led the Congress Legislature Party in the Jharkhand Assembly, resigned from both roles after his arrest.
This latest complaint keeps the focus on uncovering the financial flows of the alleged scheme and strengthens the fight against corruption and money laundering in Jharkhand.
Source: ianslive
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