ED's money laundering case stems from the Rajasthan Police's FIR and chargesheet.

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has made a fresh and third arrest in connection with the ongoing money-laundering probe into the Rajasthan Eligibility Test (REET) 2021 question paper leak.

Raju Ram Iram was detained on Friday. A special court in Jaipur hearing cases filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) sent him to ED custody for three days, the central agency said in a statement. The ED had earlier arrested retired assistant professor Pradeep Parasher and his aides. , Ram Kripal Meena, in suit. According to ED, Iram received the leaked paper of REET-2021 from other accused and gave it to his accomplices to distribute among the candidates.

The accused took the help of his accomplices and arranged to “show and read” the leaked paper to various candidates in Jodhpur in return for a large sum of money, the agency said. ED's money laundering case stems from the Rajasthan Police's FIR and chargesheet. The federal agency conducted several searches in connection with the case last year, “resulting in the seizure of incriminating documents, digital records and large amounts of cash”. A charge sheet has also been filed against Meena.