ED summons Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi for interrogation in land-for-jobs money laundering case
While Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi have been ordered to appear before agency on Wednesday, his kin have been asked to depose before federal agency on Tuesday.
PTC News Desk: The Enforcement Directorate has issued summon to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav his son Tej Pratap Yadav, and his wife Rabri Devi for questioning in the land-for-jobs money laundering case.
While Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi have been ordered to appear before agency on Wednesday, his kin have been asked to depose before federal agency on Tuesday. The statements of the three are to be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Earlier also Lalu Prasad and his son have been summoned by ED for interrogation in money laundering case.
The summons from the ED comes just days after a Delhi court also summoned Lalu Prasad, Tej Pratap, and their daughter Hema Yadav in connection with the case.
The case centers on accusations that between 2004 and 2009, during Lalu Prasad's tenure as Union Railway Minister, land was unlawfully acquired at heavily discounted rates in return for offering Group-D jobs in the Indian Railways. According to the CBI, the land parcels were transferred to Lalu Prasad's family members, including Rabri Devi and his daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav, at prices significantly below market value.
