IAS officer, RJD ex-MLA arrested in Bihar in laundering case

ED on Friday arrested Bihar cadre IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former Jhanjharpur MLA Gulab Yadav of RJD in connection with a money laundering case .

Hans was arrested from his official residence in Patna, while Yadav was taken into custody at a resort in New Delhi. A senior RJD functionary confirmed Yadav's arrest. During its investigation, ED had uncovered over Rs 80 lakh in unaccounted cash, 13kg of silver bullion and 2kg of gold bullion, during searches at locations linked to Hans, who has served as the state's principal secretary (energy). The raids were conducted from Sept 10 to Sept 12 at various locations in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Physical and digital evidence, including details of hawala transactions, were also seized.