President Orders Prosecution of Lalu Prasad Yadav in Land-For-Job Money Laundering Scandal

New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu has approved the proceeding against RJD leader and ex-Railway Minister.

Lalu Prasad Yadav

In relation to the purported money-laundering scandal involving Land-for-Jobs within Indian Railways, prominent sources reported this on Thursday.

The President has approved the permission as per Section 197(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (currently Section 218 of the Indian Legal System Act, 2023).

The Enforcement Directorate (

ED

) commenced its inquiry under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), following an initial report (FIR) submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The FIR contends that

Lalu Prasad Yadav

During his term as Railway Minister from 2004 to 2009, he was involved in corruption by arranging appointments for Group D positions in return for plots of land. Allegedly, these properties were transferred by those seeking jobs or their relatives and were subsequently registered under the names of Lalu Yadav’s family members, whether directly or indirectly.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), the applicants or their relatives were instructed to hand over pieces of land as bribes in exchange for railway employment positions within the Indian Railways. These lands, whether directly or indirectly, ended up being registered under the names of the families involved.

Lalu Prasad Yadav

.

The CBI has additionally submitted three charge sheets along with supplementary ones in this case.

It is worth noting that the

ED

submitted its Prosecution Complaint (PC) on January 8, 2024, as per the regulations set forth in the PMLA, 2002, against Amit Katnal and his family members.

Lalu Prasad Yadav

namely Rabri Devi, Misha Bharti, Hema Yadav, along with the two related firms A K Infosystems Private Limited and A B Exports Pvt Ltd, appeared before the Special Court (PMLA) in New Delhi regarding the case.

Additionally, an extra indictment has been filed against

Lalu Prasad Yadav

, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and others, were also submitted to the Special Court on August 6, 2024. The court took notice of the aforementioned prosecution complaints against

Lalu Prasad Yadav

Family members have already been apprehended by the Special Court. (ANI)