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Railway Land-For-Jobs Scam: ED Files First Chargesheet, Names Former Bihar CM Rabri Devi Over Money Laundering

In the money laundering case related to railway land-for-jobs, the Enforcement Directorate filed its first charge sheet on Tuesday, naming former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her MP daughter Misa Bharti.

Lalu’s close relative’s name mentioned in the list

As per sources the prosecution complaint (charge sheet) also names a few other people and companies, including an alleged “close associate” of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family, Amit Katyal.

PMLA court schedules hearing for January 16

According to the sources, a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Delhi has received the charge sheet and has scheduled a hearing for January 16. In November last year, the ED arrested Katyal in this case; however, despite being summoned by the agency, Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son, and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav have not yet given a deposition.

When did the scam happen?

When Lalu Prasad served as Railway minister in the UPA-1 government,  the alleged scam pertained to that time.  It is purported that between 2004 and 2009, several individuals were assigned to Group “D” posts within different Indian Railway zones. In exchange, these individuals allegedly transferred their land to the relatives of the then-railway minister Lalu Yadav and a related company called A K Infosystems Private Limited, according to PTI.

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