NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on the house of RJD MLA and former Bihar minister Alok Kumar Mehta in Patna on Friday, as part of an investigation into a money laundering case.
Authorities are conducting searches across 18 locations in Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, including premises linked to RJD MLA.
He is also known to have close ties with former deputy chief minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
The money laundering probe arises from police FIRs accusing the bank and its officials of embezzling approximately Rs 85 crore. Sources indicate that an RBI audit uncovered the alleged fund misappropriation.
Mehta, the MLA from Bihar’s Ujiarpur constituency, previously served as the state’s minister for revenue and land reforms. There has been no immediate comment from him or his party on the matter.
(With agency inputs)
