Abuse of Power
ED Arrests Bihar IAS Officer Sanjeev Hans and Ex-RJD MLA Gulab Yadav in Money Laundering Case
The ED has arrested Bihar IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and ex-RJD MLA Gulab Yadav in a money laundering case. Raids conducted across multiple states yielded luxury items and evidence of illegal wealth generation through hawala and banking transactions. The two officials are accused of abusing their positions for personal gain.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested senior Bihar IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Gulab Yadav on charges of money laundering. The arrests were made on Friday, October 18, 2024, following raids conducted at multiple locations, including Delhi and Patna.
Sanjeev Hans, a senior bureaucrat, was previously the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited. ED sources revealed that searches were initiated during his tenure in this role. Following the ED’s actions, Hans was transferred from the Energy Department, where he had been serving, to the General Administration Department.
The Enforcement Directorate’s investigation also involved raids at five locations in Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata between September 10 and 12, 2024, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. During the earlier raids in July and August 2024, incriminating evidence was uncovered from Hans’s residences in Patna, Delhi, Pune, Haryana, and Punjab. Seized items included gold jewelry worth Rs 1.5 crore, luxury watches worth Rs 80 lakh, 13 kg of silver valued at Rs 11 lakh, and cash amounting to Rs 70 lakh.
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The ED also claimed to have uncovered documents detailing hawala transactions and banking transfers connected to the laundering case. Investigators allege that Hans and Yadav abused their official positions to generate illicit wealth. A senior ED official confirmed that both individuals engaged in corrupt activities and generated large proceeds from these crimes.
Mr. Yadav was arrested in Delhi, while Mr. Hans was apprehended in Patna. These arrests follow previous legal battles for Hans, including the quashing of a rape case by the Patna High Court in September. The ED is also investigating the duo’s involvement in other criminal activities, including the sexual exploitation of a woman lawyer, corruption, and further laundering offenses.
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