Land-for-jobs case | Former Bihar CM Rabri Devi appears before ED for questioning
The Hindu
Former Bihar CM Rabri Devi on May 18, 2023 appeared before the ED for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam, official sources said
Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi on Thursday (May 18) appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam, official sources said.
The 68-year-old Ms. Devi, wife of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, is recording her statement in this case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Rabri Devi's children, including Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and MP daughter Misa Bharti, have been questioned by the federal agency in this case in the recent past.
The money laundering case stems from a CBI FIR.
The ED had carried out searches in this case sometime back and seized "unaccounted cash" of ₹1 crore and detected proceeds of crime worth ₹600 crore.
The alleged scam pertains to the period when Lalu Prasad was the Railway Minister in the UPA-1 government.
It is alleged by the agencies that during the period 2004-09, various persons were appointed to Group D positions in various zones of the Indian Railways, and in lieu, the persons concerned transferred their land to the family members of Lalu Prasad.
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