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Jharkhand Minister Alamgir Alam and his Web of Corruption

Exclusive | We reveal how Jharkhand's Rural Development Minister, Alamgir Alam, orchestrated a widespread corruption scheme by diverting funds meant for the state's poorest citizens.

By Neeraj Thakur
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Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam | Photo courtesy: Special arrangement

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The recent arrest of Jharkhand's Rural Development Minister, Alamgir Alam, has exposed a deeply unsettling reality. Investigations into the case have uncovered alarming details of systematic deception against the rural people of Jharkhand by the ministry. While the people sank deeper into poverty, the ministry was entangled in a web of corruption, prioritising personal gain over public welfare.

On May 15, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Alamgir Alam, a Congress leader in connection with a money laundering case. A special PMLA court in Ranchi remanded Alam to the ED’s custody for six days.

The Probe has obtained an exclusive copy of the ED’s remand request, which outlines in detail the corruption and misconduct within Jharkhand’s Rural Development Ministry under Alam's leadership.

According to the investigating agencies, Veerendra Kumar Ram, who was arrested on February 23 last year, served as the Chief Engineer in the Rural Development Special Division and Rural Works Department under the Jharkhand government. Ram allegedly collected commissions for tenders and for the execution of the alloted tender-related works.

Exclusive documents obtained by The Probe reveal that "Ram used to collect commissions for the allocation of tenders and the execution of work, with a fixed share of 1.5% being distributed to minister Alamgir Alam."

The agencies investigating the case have uncovered that a network of assistant engineers in the Rural Development Special Division and Rural Works Department managed the entire process of collecting and distributing commis

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