Who is IAS Sanjeev Hans, arrested by ED in money laundering case?

The arrests were made following a raid by ED on Friday in Delhi and Patna.

“Both Sanjeev Hans and Gulab Yadav have been arrested in the money laundering case. We have proof to justify that they generated huge proceeds of crime by engaging in criminal activities and abusing their respective positions,” a senior ED official told The Hindu.

The ED had searched five locations in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata between September 10 and 12, under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in connection with the case against Mr. Hans and others.

Earlier, searches were conducted in July and August at various locations in Patna, Delhi, Pune, Haryana and Punjab, and incriminating evidence, including gold jewelry and luxury watches amounting to ₹80 lakh and ₹70 lakh respectively, were seized from the premises of Mr. Hans, the ED said. During search operations, 13kg silver worth ₹11 lakh and 2kg gold and jewelry worth ₹1.5 crore were seized. Details of hawala transactions and banking transactions were also recovered.