Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi Zonal Office, filed a fifth supplementary Prosecution Complaint on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) before the Special Court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Cases, Ranchi under sections 44 and 45 of the PMLA, 2002.
According to the official press statement, the complaint arrays 14 departmental engineers and officials of the Rural Works Department (RWD), Rural Development Special Zone (RDSZ), and Jharkhand State Rural Road Development Authority (JSRRDA), Government of Jharkhand, as fresh accused (Accused Nos. 23–36), taking the total number of accused across all Prosecution Complaints in this case to 36.
It further stated, the case originated from FIR No. 13/2019 registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jamshedpur, under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018.
ED investigation established that a systematic commission/bribery racket was operating within the RWD/RDSZ/JSRRDA, whereby a fixed commission of 3% of the total tender value was collected from contractors in lieu of tender allotments.
As per ED, the commission was distributed hierarchically: 1.35% to the then Minister Alamgir Alam (through his Personal Secretary Sanjeev Kumar Lal); 0.65–1% to the Departmental Secretary; and the balance to the Chief Engineers and their subordinate engineers.
