Overview

• Enforcement Directorate raids uncover over ₹36 crore in unaccounted cash at locations linked to the secretary and domestic help of Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Alamgir Alam.
• The cash, discovered just before local elections, has led to allegations of planned electoral corruption by opposition parties.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi cites the seizure as evidence of his government's commitment to combating corruption.
• Sanjiv Lal, the minister's secretary, and his domestic help were arrested and are under investigation for money laundering.
• The ongoing probe has revealed potential involvement of other senior officials and politicians, escalating the scandal.