Bihar: ED files chargesheet against ex-PHED engineer

PATNA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed chargesheet (prosecution complaint) against former PHED engineer Ramadhar Ram, his wife Anita Devi and son Bikash Kumar for allegedly amassing movable and immovable property worth Rs 81.49 lakh beyond his known sources of income.
ED sources said the chargesheet was filed before the special court for Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in Patna.
The ED has sought confiscation of the property amassed by Ram and his punishment. “He also has a house in Motihari worth around Rs 8.85 lakh as per government rate. Besides, he also owns agricultural land measuring around 1.78 acres worth Rs 24.92 lakh as per official rate. In the open market, the rates would be in several crores,” the sources added.
“Ram owns four vehicles worth Rs 12.02 lakh. He also has 12 bank accounts, some in the names of his wife and son, with Rs 1.84 lakh in deposits and four insurance policies with surrender value of worth Rs 1.41 lakh,” ED sources said.
“It was actually Economic Offences Unit of state police which had registered FIR against Ram on June 18, 2013. EOU had filed chagesheet against the couple and his son on October 4, 2017 under Prevention of Corruption Act after which ED had taken suo-motu cognizance of the case,” ED sources added.