Jharkhand Congress leader and former minister Alamgir Alam was released on bail from the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar, Ranchi, on Thursday (May 14, 2026), following relief granted by the Supreme Court in the money laundering case. The Supreme Court had granted him bail on Monday (May 11, 2026).
On May 15, 2024, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Mr. Alamin in the money laundering case. Before his arrest, the ED had arrested Mr. Alam’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Sanjiv Kumar Lal and the latter’s domestic help after the seizure of nearly ₹32.20 crore from a flat linked to them.
Following his arrest, he was compelled to resign from his ministerial post. In the 2024 Assembly elections, the Congress party fielded his wife, Nishat Alam, as the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (Grand Alliance) candidate from the Pakur Assembly constituency, and she won the seat. Earlier, the Jharkhand Court had rejected the bail pleas of Mr. Alam and his associate Sanjeev Lal, after which they approached the Supreme Court.
When he walked out of the jail, his supporters shouted slogans in his support outside the jail. Speaking to the media, Alam said that the support and cooperation extended to him by party leaders, workers, and well-wishers during his difficult period never let his morale down. He termed himself innocent, expressing faith in the judiciary.
