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New Delhi: On Tuesday, The Enforcement Directorate filed its first charge sheet in the railways land-for-jobs linked money laundering case at Delhi Rouse Avenue Court, naming former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her MP daughter Misa Bharti and Amit Katyal. Additionally, two firms are named as accused in the chargesheet.
They said that an alleged “close associate” of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family Amit Katyal, some other individuals and companies have been named in the prosecution complaint (charge sheet). As per the court’s directive, the ED is required to file an electronic copy (e-copy) of the chargesheet and documents by Tuesday itself, and the matter is scheduled for cognisance on January 16.
Amit Katyal, allegedly associated with Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and his son Tejashwi Yadav, was detained by the investigative agency in connection with the money laundering investigation into the land-for-jobs scam. Mr Katyal was arrested in this case by the ED in November last year while Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son and Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav were summoned by the agency but they have not yet deposed.
The alleged scam pertains to the period when Mr Prasad was the railway minister in the UPA-1 government. The allegation suggests that between 2004 and 2009, numerous candidates were appointed to Group-D positions in various Indian Railways zones in exchange for land provided to Lalu Prasad’s family and associates.
Following an initial complaint filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the ED initiated a case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The money laundering case, filed under the criminal sections of the PMLA, stems from a complaint lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The CBI has filed a charge sheet in this case earlier.
