Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet in the Delhi High Court in connection with a money laundering case against RJD leader Misa Bharti and her husband Shailendra Kumar. 
 
The court is slated to consider the charge sheet on July 27. Misa is the daughter of RJD chief Lalu Yadav. 
 
Misa and Shailesh's involvement is being probed in a money laundering case worth Rs. 8,000 crore, investigation for which began in July, in 2017. 
 
The duo had allegedly converted black money into white money through the shell company of two businessmen -- Surendra Jain and Virender Jain. 
 
The accused businessmen were granted bail in January last year, on personal bonds of Rs 2 lakh each. 
 
The couple was also granted bail by a Special CBI court in the case, on a condition that they cannot leave the country without the Court's permission.&nbsp;

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet in the Delhi High Court in connection with a money laundering case against RJD leader Misa Bharti and her husband Shailendra Kumar.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet in the Delhi High Court in connection with a money laundering case against RJD leader Misa Bharti and her husband Shailendra Kumar. The court is slated to consider the charge sheet on July 27. Misa is the daughter of RJD chief Lalu Yadav. Misa and Shailesh's involvement is being probed in a money laundering case worth Rs. 8,000 crore, investigation for which began in July, in 2017. The duo had allegedly converted black money into white money through the shell company of two businessmen -- Surendra Jain and Virender Jain. The accused businessmen were granted bail in January last year, on personal bonds of Rs 2 lakh each. The couple was also granted bail by a Special CBI court in the case, on a condition that they cannot leave the country without the Court's permission.

Enforcement Directorate files supplementary charge sheet against Misa Bharti, her husband

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Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of Lalu Prasad, on Thursday, announced out of turn that his eldest sister Misa Bharti will contest the Lok Sabha election from Pataliputra seat.

Tej Pratap also held a road show in parts of the seat that was carved out in the 2008 delimitation and is seen as a prestige issue for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) as both Lalu Prasad and Bharti have unsuccessfully contested from there.&nbsp;

Tej Pratap's announcement at his daily 'Janata Durbar' held at the RJD headquarters is likely to ruffle the feathers of the Grand Alliance partners which included Congress and Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP).

The statement also gains significance as none of the political parties, including the RJD, have come out with their lists of candidates for the general elections yet.

Responding to a query on the wish expressed by Bhai Virendra, the party's MLA from Maner which falls under Pataliputra, to contest the parliamentary seat, Tej Pratap said: "What stature does he have? None but Misa didi will contest the seat."

"The people of Pataliputra want Misa didi. Voters cast their votes in the name of Lalu Prasad. Neither Bhai Virendra nor I can do anything about it," Yadav told reporters.

Bhai Virendra, who is also the state spokesperson of the party and considered to be close to Tejashwi, had expressed his desire to contest from the seat considering Bharti is at present a member of the Rajya Sabha.

In the roadshow, which left people bemused, the mercurial son of Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi waved at the crowds from inside an open jeep.

Waving party flags and shouting slogans supporting Bharti, scores of Tej Pratap's supporters followed him on foot, horses and in cars accompanied by a band.

The development comes in the backdrop of murmurs that a struggle for supremacy in the RJD is on between Tej Pratap, believed to be close to his sister, and younger brother Tejashwi.

The former deputy chief minister of the state, Tejashwi has emerged as the RJD's de facto leader in the absence of Lalu Prasad who has been away from active politics for about a year on account of convictions in several fodder scam cases.&nbsp;

He is the leader of opposition in the state assembly and RJDs chief ministerial candidate for the next assembly polls.

Although Tej Pratap and Bharti have repeatedly denied reports of any rift in the family, speculations were rife about the elder sibling's feeling of having been slighted under the shadow of the younger one.

The Pataliputra seat, which comprises rural areas of Patna district, is considered prestigious for the 'first family' of Bihar as in 2009 Lalu Prasad was defeated by his former protege Ranjan Yadav who fought as a JD(U) candidate.

Years later, Bharti had made an unsuccessful poll debut from the seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls as she lost to Bharatiya Janata Party's Ram Kripal Yadav, another former aide of her father.

Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of Lalu Prasad, on Thursday, announced out of turn that his eldest sister Misa Bharti will contest the Lok Sabha election from Pataliputra seat.

Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of Lalu Prasad, on Thursday, announced out of turn that his eldest sister Misa Bharti will contest the Lok Sabha election from Pataliputra seat. Tej Pratap also held a road show in parts of the seat that was carved out in the 2008 delimitation and is seen as a prestige issue for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) as both Lalu Prasad and Bharti have unsuccessfully contested from there. Tej Pratap's announcement at his daily 'Janata Durbar' held at the RJD headquarters is likely to ruffle the feathers of the Grand Alliance partners which included Congress and Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP). The statement also gains significance as none of the political parties, including the RJD, have come out with their lists of candidates for the general elections yet. Responding to a query on the wish expressed by Bhai Virendra, the party's MLA from Maner which falls under Pataliputra, to contest the parliamentary seat, Tej Pratap said: "What stature does he have? None but Misa didi will contest the seat." "The people of Pataliputra want Misa didi. Voters cast their votes in the name of Lalu Prasad. Neither Bhai Virendra nor I can do anything about it," Yadav told reporters. Bhai Virendra, who is also the state spokesperson of the party and considered to be close to Tejashwi, had expressed his desire to contest from the seat considering Bharti is at present a member of the Rajya Sabha. In the roadshow, which left people bemused, the mercurial son of Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi waved at the crowds from inside an open jeep. Waving party flags and shouting slogans supporting Bharti, scores of Tej Pratap's supporters followed him on foot, horses and in cars accompanied by a band. The development comes in the backdrop of murmurs that a struggle for supremacy in the RJD is on between Tej Pratap, believed to be close to his sister, and younger brother Tejashwi. The former deputy chief minister of the state, Tejashwi has emerged as the RJD's de facto leader in the absence of Lalu Prasad who has been away from active politics for about a year on account of convictions in several fodder scam cases. He is the leader of opposition in the state assembly and RJDs chief ministerial candidate for the next assembly polls. Although Tej Pratap and Bharti have repeatedly denied reports of any rift in the family, speculations were rife about the elder sibling's feeling of having been slighted under the shadow of the younger one. The Pataliputra seat, which comprises rural areas of Patna district, is considered prestigious for the 'first family' of Bihar as in 2009 Lalu Prasad was defeated by his former protege Ranjan Yadav who fought as a JD(U) candidate. Years later, Bharti had made an unsuccessful poll debut from the seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls as she lost to Bharatiya Janata Party's Ram Kripal Yadav, another former aide of her father.

Misa Bharti will contest from Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat: Tej Pratap Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar were produced before the Patiala House Court, on Monday, in connection with a money laundering case worth Rs. 8,000 crore.

At the hearing, the Special CBI judge Arvind Kumar issued a production warrant against another accused, Santosh Jha, and listed the next date of hearing on June 4.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has charged Misa Bharti and her husband with converting black money into white money through the shell company of businessmen, Surendra Jain and Virender Jain.

The accused businessmen were also produced before the court.&nbsp

They were granted bail in January on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh each.

The couple was also granted bail by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the aforementioned case, on the condition that they cannot leave the country without the Court's permission.&nbsp

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar were produced before the Patiala House Court, on Monday, in connection with a money laundering case worth Rs. 8,000 crore.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar were produced before the Patiala House Court, on Monday, in connection with a money laundering case worth Rs. 8,000 crore. At the hearing, the Special CBI judge Arvind Kumar issued a production warrant against another accused, Santosh Jha, and listed the next date of hearing on June 4. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has charged Misa Bharti and her husband with converting black money into white money through the shell company of businessmen, Surendra Jain and Virender Jain. The accused businessmen were also produced before the court. They were granted bail in January on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh each. The couple was also granted bail by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the aforementioned case, on the condition that they cannot leave the country without the Court's permission.

Money laundering: Misa Bharti produced before Delhi court

The Patiala House Court on Saturday will continue hearing the money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar.

The duo was granted bail on Monday by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the aforementioned case, on the condition that they cannot leave the country without the Court's permission.

Nearly 10 days ago, the ED had seized a farmhouse belonging to the RJD Chief's daughter.

Misa and Shailesh's involvement is being probed in a money laundering case worth Rs. 8,000 crore, investigation for which began in July last year.

Apart from the ED, the Income Tax (I-T) department has also issued a final attachment order against Bharti and her husband in a benami assets case.

Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court earlier in January granted bail to two accused businessmen, Surendra Jain and Virender Jain in connection with the same case, and asked them to furnish personal bonds of Rs 2 lakh each.

Both businessmen brothers are allegedly involved in the black money racket being run by shell companies linked to Bharti and her husband.

Misa Bharti and her husband were granted bail on Monday by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the aforementioned case, on the condition that they cannot leave the country without the Court's permission

The Patiala House Court on Saturday will continue hearing the money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar. The duo was granted bail on Monday by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in the aforementioned case, on the condition that they cannot leave the country without the Court's permission. Nearly 10 days ago, the ED had seized a farmhouse belonging to the RJD Chief's daughter. Misa and Shailesh's involvement is being probed in a money laundering case worth Rs. 8,000 crore, investigation for which began in July last year. Apart from the ED, the Income Tax (I-T) department has also issued a final attachment order against Bharti and her husband in a benami assets case. Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court earlier in January granted bail to two accused businessmen, Surendra Jain and Virender Jain in connection with the same case, and asked them to furnish personal bonds of Rs 2 lakh each. Both businessmen brothers are allegedly involved in the black money racket being run by shell companies linked to Bharti and her husband.

Delhi Court to hear money laundering case against Misa Bharti

A Delhi court today granted bail to RJD leader Lalu Prasad&#39;s daughter Misa Bharti and her husband in a money laundering case.&nbsp;

The RJD MP and her husband Shailesh&nbsp;Kumar were produced before the special CBI court&nbsp;which granted them bail&nbsp;on a personal bond of Rs two lakh and the condition that both cannot leave the country without the court&#39;s permission.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposed the bail plea of the accused on the grounds that they indulged in a &quot;very serious&quot; economic offence which were against the nation.

&quot;Persons on such a post are committing such kind of activities which are totally against the nation,&quot; ED counsel Atul Tripathi said.

The court asked if the probe agency had arrested the couple during the case investigation to which the ED replied in the negative.

This prompted the court to ask the ED, &quot;Why do you now want the court to take them into custody?&quot;

Misa Bharti <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/husband-dead-ca-responsible-for-business-activities-of-pmla-accused-firm-misa-bharti-34638">has put the onus</a> of running a company being probed for money laundering on her husband and a dead CA.

The Enforcement Directorate has alleged that Misa and her husband &quot;actively conspired&quot; to launder Rs 1.2 crore using shell firms.

In its chargesheet filed against the couple in December, the CBI had said they were &quot;party and actively connected with proceeds of crime including its concealment, possession, acquisition or use and projecting or claiming it as untainted property, and thus are guilty of offence of money laundering.&quot;

A special court in Delhi took cognisance of the chargesheet - called the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act - and summoned the couple as accused in the case.

The case is related to the purchase of a farm house in Delhi by Misa Bharti and her husband in the name of their company - Ms Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd - &quot;using Rs 1.2 crore involved in money laundering in the year 2008-09.&quot;

(With inputs from PTI)

RJD MP Misa Bharti and her husband were produced before the special CBI court

A Delhi court today granted bail to RJD leader Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti and her husband in a money laundering case. The RJD MP and her husband Shailesh Kumar were produced before the special CBI court which granted them bail on a personal bond of Rs two lakh and the condition that both cannot leave the country without the court's permission. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposed the bail plea of the accused on the grounds that they indulged in a "very serious" economic offence which were against the nation. "Persons on such a post are committing such kind of activities which are totally against the nation," ED counsel Atul Tripathi said. The court asked if the probe agency had arrested the couple during the case investigation to which the ED replied in the negative. This prompted the court to ask the ED, "Why do you now want the court to take them into custody?" Misa Bharti has put the onus of running a company being probed for money laundering on her husband and a dead CA. The Enforcement Directorate has alleged that Misa and her husband "actively conspired" to launder Rs 1.2 crore using shell firms. In its chargesheet filed against the couple in December, the CBI had said they were "party and actively connected with proceeds of crime including its concealment, possession, acquisition or use and projecting or claiming it as untainted property, and thus are guilty of offence of money laundering." A special court in Delhi took cognisance of the chargesheet - called the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act - and summoned the couple as accused in the case. The case is related to the purchase of a farm house in Delhi by Misa Bharti and her husband in the name of their company - Ms Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd - "using Rs 1.2 crore involved in money laundering in the year 2008-09." (With inputs from PTI)

Delhi court grants bail to Misa Bharti in money laundering case

Shrugging off her responsibility, RJD chief Lalu Prasad&#39;s daughter Misa Bharti has put the onus of running a company being probed for money laundering on her husband and a dead CA, even though the ED has said that the duo &quot;actively conspired&quot; to launder Rs 1.2 crore using shell firms.

The agency, in its chargesheet filed against the couple in December, had said they were &quot;party and actively connected with proceeds of crime including its concealment, possession, acquisition or use and projecting or claiming it as untainted property, and thus are guilty of offence of money laundering.&quot;

A special court in Delhi took cognisance of the chargesheet - called the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act - and summoned the couple as accused in the case. 
They are scheduled to appear before the court tomorrow.

The case is related to the purchase of a farm house in Delhi by Misa Bharti and her husband in the name of their company - Ms Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd - &quot;using?Rs 1.2 crore involved in money laundering in the year 2008-09.&quot;

Misa has been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the case. She gave brief replies and told the agency that the day-to-day business activities of the firm were &quot;looked after by her husband Shailesh Kumar and the financial records of this company were maintained by the CA of the company, late Sandeep Sharma.&quot;

Hence, she said, her husband and the deceased CA &quot;would be in a better position&quot; to answer questions about the company and the farmhouse purchased by it. 
PTI has accessed a copy of the chargesheet.

&quot;On being asked about the investment at a huge premium in the year 2008 in Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd from four companies...At Rs 100 per share with a share premium of Rs 90 per share...

She stated that since the day-to-day business activity of the company during the relevant year was looked after by her husband and financial matters were looked after by their their CA late Sandeep

Sharma, so the business profile of the company during that period can be explained by them,&quot; the Rajya Sabha MP said in her statement to the ED.

The agency has recorded Misa&#39;s statement under the PMLA.

Misa reiterated the answer and put the responsibility of taking care of business and financial activities of the firm on her husband and the CA when she was questioned by the Investigating Officer of the case about the shares of the company in 2009, purchased by her at a nominal value of Rs 12 per share.

Shailesh Kumar, in his statement to the ED, said he, as one of the directors of the firm, &quot;supervised the day-to-day functioning of the company, guiding his manager and other employees.&quot;

He, however, told the ED that the &quot;financial matters&quot; of the company were handled by the CA and his company was &quot;investing in purchasing agricultural land in anticipation of the proposed new master plan of Delhi.&quot;

The ED, in the chargesheet, said Misa and Kumar have &quot;actively connived and conspired with Rajesh Kumar Agarwal (another accused in the case) and late Sandeep Sharma for the money laundering of Rs 1.20 crore through the shell companies controlled by Jain brothers and Santosh Kumar Shah (alleged hawala and shell company operatives) by providing funds in advance to them for making investment in their company and thus knowingly were party and actively connected with proceeds of crime including concealment, possession, acquisition or use and projecting or claiming it as untainted property.&quot;

It said that, based on these evidences, the couple are &quot;guilty of offence of money laundering.&quot; It added that the two were the directors of the firm and were &quot;in-charge and responsible for the conduct of the business of their company.&quot;

&quot;They have failed to provide the source of unaccounted money provided to Jain brothers and others for making investment in their company,&quot; the chargesheet said. It said the couple as well as their company &quot;have committed an offence of money laundering.&quot;

The ED is probing Bharti and her husband as part of its criminal probe in a Rs 8,000 crore money laundering case involving shell companies and two Delhi-based alleged entry operators Surendra Jain and Virendra Jain, referred previously as Jain brothers.

The Jains were arrested by the ED in the case.

The agency had also arrested Rajesh Agarwal, an accountant who mediated and provided a cash amount of &quot;Rs 90 lakh to the Jain brothers in advance so as to invest in Ms Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd as share premium&quot;.

The agency said the Jain brothers, Agrawal and the daughter and the son-in-law of Lalu Yadav were the &quot;key persons behind the money laundering of Rs 1.20 crore&quot;.

The ED had conducted raids at the farmhouse and few other places linked to Misa Bharti, her husband and others in July last year.&nbsp;

Enforcement Directorate has said that the duo 'actively conspired' to launder Rs 1.2 crore using shell firms

Shrugging off her responsibility, RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti has put the onus of running a company being probed for money laundering on her husband and a dead CA, even though the ED has said that the duo "actively conspired" to launder Rs 1.2 crore using shell firms. The agency, in its chargesheet filed against the couple in December, had said they were "party and actively connected with proceeds of crime including its concealment, possession, acquisition or use and projecting or claiming it as untainted property, and thus are guilty of offence of money laundering." A special court in Delhi took cognisance of the chargesheet - called the prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act - and summoned the couple as accused in the case. They are scheduled to appear before the court tomorrow. The case is related to the purchase of a farm house in Delhi by Misa Bharti and her husband in the name of their company - Ms Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd - "using?Rs 1.2 crore involved in money laundering in the year 2008-09." Misa has been questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the case. She gave brief replies and told the agency that the day-to-day business activities of the firm were "looked after by her husband Shailesh Kumar and the financial records of this company were maintained by the CA of the company, late Sandeep Sharma." Hence, she said, her husband and the deceased CA "would be in a better position" to answer questions about the company and the farmhouse purchased by it. PTI has accessed a copy of the chargesheet. "On being asked about the investment at a huge premium in the year 2008 in Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd from four companies...At Rs 100 per share with a share premium of Rs 90 per share... She stated that since the day-to-day business activity of the company during the relevant year was looked after by her husband and financial matters were looked after by their their CA late Sandeep Sharma, so the business profile of the company during that period can be explained by them," the Rajya Sabha MP said in her statement to the ED. The agency has recorded Misa's statement under the PMLA. Misa reiterated the answer and put the responsibility of taking care of business and financial activities of the firm on her husband and the CA when she was questioned by the Investigating Officer of the case about the shares of the company in 2009, purchased by her at a nominal value of Rs 12 per share. Shailesh Kumar, in his statement to the ED, said he, as one of the directors of the firm, "supervised the day-to-day functioning of the company, guiding his manager and other employees." He, however, told the ED that the "financial matters" of the company were handled by the CA and his company was "investing in purchasing agricultural land in anticipation of the proposed new master plan of Delhi." The ED, in the chargesheet, said Misa and Kumar have "actively connived and conspired with Rajesh Kumar Agarwal (another accused in the case) and late Sandeep Sharma for the money laundering of Rs 1.20 crore through the shell companies controlled by Jain brothers and Santosh Kumar Shah (alleged hawala and shell company operatives) by providing funds in advance to them for making investment in their company and thus knowingly were party and actively connected with proceeds of crime including concealment, possession, acquisition or use and projecting or claiming it as untainted property." It said that, based on these evidences, the couple are "guilty of offence of money laundering." It added that the two were the directors of the firm and were "in-charge and responsible for the conduct of the business of their company." "They have failed to provide the source of unaccounted money provided to Jain brothers and others for making investment in their company," the chargesheet said. It said the couple as well as their company "have committed an offence of money laundering." The ED is probing Bharti and her husband as part of its criminal probe in a Rs 8,000 crore money laundering case involving shell companies and two Delhi-based alleged entry operators Surendra Jain and Virendra Jain, referred previously as Jain brothers. The Jains were arrested by the ED in the case. The agency had also arrested Rajesh Agarwal, an accountant who mediated and provided a cash amount of "Rs 90 lakh to the Jain brothers in advance so as to invest in Ms Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd as share premium". The agency said the Jain brothers, Agrawal and the daughter and the son-in-law of Lalu Yadav were the "key persons behind the money laundering of Rs 1.20 crore". The ED had conducted raids at the farmhouse and few other places linked to Misa Bharti, her husband and others in July last year.

Husband, dead CA responsible for business activities of PMLA accused firm: Misa Bharti

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