A senior bureaucrat and a former RJD MLA have been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for their alleged involvement in a tender scam within the Bihar power ministry. Sanjeev Hans, an IAS officer from the Bihar cadre, served as the principal secretary of the state energy department before being transferred to the general administration department in August, following the ED’s initial round of searches.
Gulab Yadav, a former MLA from Jhanjarpur and a close associate of Hans, was also taken into custody. The ED has conducted multiple raids at locations associated with both Hans and Yadav, with the most recent search taking place on Thursday. Hans was arrested in Patna on Friday, while Yadav was apprehended in Delhi, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The money laundering case is based on a first information report filed by the Bihar police. In addition to the tender scam, Hans has faced allegations of sexually exploiting a woman under the guise of helping her secure a position on a government panel; however, this case was quashed by the Patna High Court in August.
