Senior IAS Officer Sanjeev Hans, Former MLA Gulab Yadav Arrested By ED In Bihar Tender 'Scam' Case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested a senior Bihar bureaucrat and a former RJD MLA in connection with an alleged tender scam in the Bihar power ministry.

Sanjeev Hans, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Bihar cadre, held the post of principal secretary in the state's energy department.

However, in August, he was transferred to the general administration department following the first round of ED searches related to the case.

Gulab Yadav, a former MLA from Jhanjarpur, was a close associate of Hans, NDTV reported.

The ED conducted a series of raids at properties linked with Hans and Yadav, with the final round of searches occurring on Thursday (17 October).

Hans was arrested from Patna on Friday (18 October), while Yadav was arrested from Delhi under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The ED's money laundering case stems from a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Bihar police.

Hans had also been accused of sexually exploiting a woman on the pretext of helping her get a post on a government panel but the case had been quashed by the Patna High Court in August.

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