Rajasthan Government Official Arrested by ED in Money Laundering Case

Ved Prakash Yadav, Joint Director of the Department of Information Technology & Communication in the Rajasthan government, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) following raids in multiple states related to a Prevention of Money Laundering case.

The arrest occurred late on Wednesday night after searches were conducted in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh and Rajasthan’s Jaipur. Incriminating documents were seized during the raids, and Yadav is expected to be questioned about them on Thursday.

The ED will present him before a special PMLA court in Rajasthan and is likely to seek his custodial remand. The case involves the recovery of Rs 2.31 crore in cash and one kg of gold from Jaipur’s Yojna Bhawan in May, leading to Yadav being accused by the police and subsequently taken into custody.