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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has attached assets worth over Rs 39 crore of a former chief engineer of the Jharkhand Rural Development Department under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. These properties include a farmhouse and two flats in posh localities of the national capital, a bungalow in Jamshedpur and some plots of land. The federal agency said in a statement that a provisional order has been issued under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to confiscate these properties of the officer Virendra Kumar Ram and his family members.
The accused chief engineer was arrested in February
The ED had arrested him in February this year after multiple raids at various places including Ranchi and Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, his and his associated locations in Bihar and Delhi. His cousin Alok Ranjan was also arrested in this case in April and both of them are currently in judicial custody. Around Rs 40 lakh in cash, seven luxury vehicles and jewelery worth Rs 1.51 crore were seized during the ED raid.
Farmhouses and flats in Delhi’s Defense Colony and Saket areas seized
The ED said the attached properties include movable and immovable properties worth Rs 39.28 crore. These include a farmhouse and a flat in Delhi’s Defense Colony and Saket areas, a duplex bungalow in Jamshedpur and some plots of land.