New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate mentioned on Saturday that it seized “unaccounted cash” value Rs 1 crore and found proceeds of crime value Rs 600 crore after raiding RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s household in reference to a cash laundering case involving the railways’ land for job rip-off, information company PTI reported. ED carried out searches at 24 areas within the Railways Land for Job Scam, ensuing within the restoration of unaccounted money of Rs 1 Crore, overseas foreign money together with US$ 1900, 540 gms gold bullion and greater than 1.5 kg of gold jewelry, information company ANI reported. It said that an investigation is being carried out to uncover further investments made on behalf of Prasad’s household and their mates in varied sectors, together with actual property, in varied areas.
On Friday, the ED raided quite a few areas related to Prasad’s relations, together with that of his son, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, in Delhi.
ED carried out searches at 24 areas within the Railways Land for Job Scam, ensuing within the restoration of unaccounted money of Rs 1 Crore, overseas foreign money together with US$ 1900, 540 gms gold bullion and greater than 1.5 kg of gold jewelry: ED pic.twitter.com/fkPLmUpgPA
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The federal company just lately questioned RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and his spouse Rabri Devi in Delhi and Patna respectively. The case pertains to folks allegedly given employment within the railways in return for land parcels gifted or offered at low-cost charges to the Yadav household and its associates.
Earlier as we speak, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned Tejashwi Yadav to seem for questioning in reference to the alleged land-for-jobs rip-off.Â
Tejashwi Yadav was earlier referred to as for questioning on March 4 however he had not appeared earlier than the CBI sleuths, following which a recent date was given for Saturday.
CBI has already filed a chargesheet within the case in opposition to Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi and 14 others. Three folks have been arrested in reference to the case.