ED files charge sheet against five persons including Rabri Devi in land-for-jobs scam
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK New Delhi, Jan 9: In connection with the land for job scam money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate…
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THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, Jan 9: In connection with the land for job scam money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a prosecution complaint, or charge sheet on Tuesday.
The charge sheet is 4751 pages long in total.
Two daughters of Lalu named by ED
Rabri Devi, the former chief minister of Bihar, together with her daughters Hema Yadav and Misa Bharti, Hridyanand Chaudhary and Amit Katyal, have been named by the ED. Additionally, two companies, AB Export and AK Infosystems, have also been named in the accusations.
Special CBI judge Vishal Gogne instructed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to submit an electronic copy of the charge sheet and related documents today.
The issue is scheduled for deliberation on January 16, 2024, regarding whether cognizance should be taken.
The court was informed by ED’s Special Public Prosecutors Manish Jain and attorney Ishan Baisla that the Yadav family members are the recipients of criminal proceeds.
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Amit Katyal under custody
Katyal has been detained and is currently in custody, while the remaining accused individuals have been charged without arrest. Additionally, his company has been included in the charge sheet filed by the CBI.
Businessman Amit Katyal, the founder of AK Infosystems, was remanded to judicial custody by the Rouse Avenue Court on November 23, 2023. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him in connection with a purported land-for-jobs scam. Katyal is reportedly a close associate of former Minister of Railways, Lalu Prasad Yadav.
In response to Amit Katyal’s alleged dealings with the family members of former railways minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Delhi High Court declined to stay the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) proceedings against him.
Land-for-jobs scam
The land-for-jobs scam relates to the time when Lalu Yadav served as the railway minister during the initial term of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Central level.
During the period from 2004 to 2009, the accusation is that numerous individuals were appointed to Group “D” positions across different zones of the Indian Railways. In return, these individuals allegedly transferred their land to the family members of the then railway minister Lalu Yadav and A K Infosystems Private Limited.
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