The Enforcement Directorate recorded the assertion of Ragini Yadav, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, on Wednesday within the alleged land-for-jobs in railways scam, sources mentioned. Ragini Yadav was deposed earlier than the company for questioning and her assertion was recorded below the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The company had raided the premises of Ragini Yadav, her sisters Chanda Yadav and Hema Yadav, and former RJD MLA Abu Dojana in Patna, Phulwari Sharif, Delhi-NCR, Ranchi and Mumbai in March this yr. The ED had on Monday questioned and recorded the assertion of Ragini Yadav’s brother and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on this case.
Lalu Yadav’s one other baby questioned
A 3rd baby of Lalu Prasad, RJD MP Misa Bharti, was additionally questioned by the ED on this case on March 25, the identical day Tejashwi Yadav had deposed earlier than the CBI. Both the central companies not too long ago initiated motion within the case, with the CBI questioning Lalu Prasad and his spouse and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and the ED finishing up raids towards the RJD chief’s household.
The ED, after the searches, mentioned it seized “unaccounted cash” of Rs 1 crore and detected proceeds of crime value Rs 600 crore. It mentioned the investigation was underway to unearth extra investments made on behalf of Prasad’s household and their associates in varied sectors, together with actual property, at varied locations. The alleged scam pertains to the interval when Prasad was the railway minister within the UPA-1 authorities.
It is alleged by the companies that throughout the interval 2004-09, varied individuals had been appointed to Group D positions in varied zones of the Indian Railways, and in lieu, the individuals involved transferred their land to the relations of Lalu Prasad, the then minister of railways, and A Okay Infosystems Pvt Ltd, a beneficiary firm on this case.
It is alleged by the CBI that no commercial or public discover was issued for the appointment however some residents of Patna had been appointed as substitutes in several zonal railways positioned at Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur and Hazipur.
As a quid professional quo, the candidates, immediately or by way of their fast relations, allegedly bought land to the relations of Prasad at extremely discounted charges, as much as one-fourth to one-fifth of the prevailing market charges, the CBI had alleged. Denying the allegations,Tejashwi Yadav, after the questioning of his mother and father by the CBI, had informed reporters that the then railway minister Prasad had “no powers” to provide employment in change for favours.
(With inputs from PTI)
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