Patna, India

In connection with the land-for-job fraud case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday (Aug 6) filed a supplementary chargesheet naming Lalu Prasad Yadav, the former Indian minister of railways, his son Tejashwi, and other individuals.

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The supplementary chargesheet has named 11 suspects and includes 96 supporting documents. According to news agency ANI, the court has scheduled a review of the chargesheet and documents on August 13.

The case concerns the time when Lalu served as the railway minister in the UPA-led government. Allegedly, many people were assigned to Group "D" jobs in different Indian Railways zones between 2004 and 2009.

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The people allegedly gave Prasad's family members and a related business, A K Infosystems Private Limited, ownership of their land in exchange for these positions.

The ED has previously said that A K Infosystems Private Limited is a "beneficiary company" in the case, and its registered address in New Friends Colony, South Delhi, was used by Tejashwi Yadav.

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Katyal, described by the agency as a "close associate" of the Yadav family, is listed as a director of this company. Furthermore, A B Exports Pvt Ltd, owned by Tejashwi Yadav and Chanda Yadav, is alleged to be a "shell" or fake company, also registered at the same bungalow in New Friends Colony.

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused Rabri Devi and Hema Yadav of "illegally" obtaining four pieces of land from railway appointees and later selling them to Meridian Construction India Ltd, a company linked to former RJD MLA Syed Abu Dojana, according to news agency PTI.

The ED stated that the "proceeds of crime" from this sale were moved through a series of transactions to A B Exports Pvt Ltd and Bhagirathi Tubes. The agency alleged, "Rabri Devi and Hema Yadav sold these land parcels for Rs 3.5 crore against the acquisition cost of Rs 7.5 lakh, thus deriving huge gains."

In the charge sheet, the agency has asked the court to prosecute the accused for money laundering and to confiscate the assets that were previously attached in this case. The money laundering case, filed under the criminal sections of the PMLA, stems from a complaint by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has already submitted a charge sheet in this matter.

(With inputs from agencies)