Money Laundering case: Former IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former RJD MLA Gulab Yadav have been arrested by ED late on Friday evening. The Enforcement Directorate has arrested him on charges of excessive wealth and misuse of position. Hans was arrested from his government residence in Patna. Gulab Yadav was arrested from a resort in Delhi.
Officers and leaders sent to Beur jail
ED official has confirmed the arrest of both. After the arrest, both were produced in the special ED court and sent to Beur jail in the evening. Earlier on Friday, the ED team had simultaneously raided the locations of Sanjeev Hans and his close associates in Patna and Delhi. This action took place at two places in Patna, while it continued till late evening at three places in Delhi.
According to official sources of ED, this action has been taken by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case. Let us tell you that a case was registered against Sanjeev Hans and former leader Gulab Yadav under money laundering in the month of July and a total of 21 places including Patna, Jhanjharpur, Pune, Mumbai were raided simultaneously. Bihar's Special Investigation Unit had also registered a case of excessive assets against Hans and the former MLA.
Illegal earnings were revealed
In fact, only last month, a case related to illegal earning against Sanjeev Hans was revealed. According to ED, Sanjeev Hans has purchased benami property worth crores in Mohali and Kasauli. Sanjeev Hans has purchased a large plot of land in Mohali, Punjab and four luxurious villas in Kasauli, Mohali, Himachal, which have been declared as benami properties. Apart from this, documents of black money have also been found at many other places.
