Patna zonal team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday (March 9, 2026) filed a charge sheet in the special PMLA court of Patna in a major case of money laundering. In this case, Arun Yadav alias Arun Kumar Singh, Kiran Devi, Rajesh Kumar Ranjan, Deepu Kumar and company Kiran Durga Contractors Private Limited have been made accused.
According to ED’s investigation, the accused earned huge amount of money through illegal sand mining, corruption and other criminal activities and tried to launder it through various means. ED had started this investigation on the basis of several FIRs registered by Bihar Police and Special Vigilance Unit. In these FIRs, charges like fraud, extortion, illegal sand mining and possessing disproportionate assets were leveled against the accused.
What was revealed in the ED investigation?
Investigation revealed that Arun Yadav and his family created wealth worth about Rs 39.31 crore between 2014-15 and 2024-25. Whereas during this period his legal income was only about Rs 2.65 crore. In this way, disproportionate assets worth Rs 36.66 crore were found, which the ED has considered as the money earned from crime.
On February 27, 2024, ED had raided the premises associated with Arun Yadav and his company Kiran Durga Contractors Pvt. Ltd. During this period, the investigating agency found many important documents and financial records, which provided evidence related to money transactions and purchase of properties. The investigation revealed that attempts were made to hide the money earned through illegal sand mining and misuse of position in many ways.
How illegal earnings were diverted
According to ED, the money was put into the bank system through cash deposits. An attempt was made to make the amount appear legitimate by showing higher income from dairy and animal husbandry business. The money was diverted here and there through the company Kiran Durga Contractors Private Limited. After this, many properties including agricultural land, flat and a commercial plot were purchased in Patna with this money.
Properties worth Rs 21.38 crore attached
During the investigation, ED had temporarily attached properties worth Rs 21.38 crore. Later the Adjudicating Authority of PMLA also approved this action. ED has now registered a case under sections 3 and 4 of PMLA for money laundering and filed a charge sheet in the special court of Patna. The court has also taken this charge sheet on record. At present, the ED investigation into this entire matter is still going on.