Ranchi: A special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court on Wednesday extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand of Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam by five days in an alleged money laundering case. The lawyer gave this information.

Alam was arrested by the ED on May 15 at the agency's office here after two days of questioning.

He was sent to the central agency's custody by the PML court on 16 May for six days, starting from 17 May.