Bihar: ED arrests IAS officer Hans and ex RJD MLA

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested Bihar-cadre IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former RJD MLA Gulab Yadav in a money laundering case for their involvement in an alleged tender scam in the Bihar power ministry. Hans was arrested in Patna, while Yadav was detained by the agency in Delhi under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The arrests were made following fresh raids conducted by the ED on Friday. ED arrested Hans and Yadav on charges of Bihar's Jal Jeevan Mission scam and corruption. The money laundering case against the two stems from an FIR of the Bihar Police.
Sanjeev Hans, an IAS officer from the Bihar cadre, was the principal secretary of the state energy department but was transferred to the general administration department in August after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out the first round of searches in this case. Officials said Gulab Yadav, a former MLA from Jhanjarpur, was a close associate of Hans.During earlier investigations, the ED had uncovered over Rs 80 lakh in unaccounted cash, 13kg of silver bullion and 2kg of gold bullion. These items were found during searches at locations linked to Hans, who is accused of having financial dealings with those involved.Searches at Hans's locations revealed over Rs 80 lakh in unaccounted cash, silver and gold bullion. Raids occurred in Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata, uncovering physical and digital evidence of hawala transactions.