Big trouble on Lalu family
The agency conducted the raids in a money laundering probe, which pertains to the taking of land in lieu of a job during Lalu’s tenure as railway minister under the UPA government. There is a case of extortion of land from people giving Group D jobs in various zones of Railways. The ED said that during the investigation, it has been revealed that more than 50 per cent of the candidates recruited in several railway zones were from the constituencies of Lalu Prasad’s family. The agency claims that the land, allegedly taken as bribe from poor parents, was later sold at a huge premium, with the money earned going mainly to Tejashwi’s accounts.
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Tejashwi can go to jail
The properties being probed by the ED include a four-storey bungalow D-1088 in New Friends Colony, New Delhi. This bungalow, worth about Rs 150 crore, has been shown to have been bought for just Rs 4 lakh. The ED has alleged that the property is registered in the name of AB Exports Pvt Ltd, a company owned and controlled by Tejashwi. ED said that during the search, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav was found staying in this house. They were found to be using this house as their residential property. As per the ED’s claims, Tejashwi has emerged as the prime beneficiary of the land-for-jobs scam.
disclosure of proceeds of crime
Investigations done so far have revealed that several pieces of land at prime locations in Patna and other areas have been received in return for providing jobs to the family of the then Railway Minister Lalu Yadav. The ED issued a press note saying that the current market value of these lands is more than Rs 200 crore. The agency also said that it has identified several benamidars, shell entities and beneficial owners for these lands. ED says it is suspected that a huge amount of cash/proceeds of crime has been used to purchase this property. The agency believes that some jewelery business entities of Mumbai have also been contacted to conceal the proceeds of crime. Various conspiracies have also been hatched to settle the proceeds of crime.
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Documents in ED’s hands
The ED further said that investigation has found that four pieces of land acquired by Lalu Yadav’s family from poor Group D applicants for a mere Rs 7.5 lakh were sold by Rabri to former RJD MLA Syed Abu Dojana for a huge profit of Rs 3.5 crore. sell together ED said that it was an illegal and illegal deal. A major part of whose amount was deposited in Tejashwi’s account. The agency said it seized Rs 1 crore in unaccounted cash, $1,900 in foreign currency, 540 grams of gold bullion and over 1.5 kg of gold jewelery (worth Rs 1.25 crore), various property documents, family members (of Lalu Yadav) Sale documents have been recovered in the name of
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Tejaswi in tension
Overall, it is being speculated that Tejashwi can go to jail anytime from the documents of crime proceeds seized by ED. If political experts are to be believed then it is sure to go to jail for the proceeds of crime. However, it is also being said that Tejashwi Yadav is in constant touch with his legal advisors. For this, Tejashwi Yadav requested to send the summons issued by the CBI again on another date. Experts believe that after the disclosure of the proceeds of crime, the Lalu family is badly trapped. Now it will be too late to get out of this whole exercise. The documents in the hands of ED will increase the trouble of Lalu family.
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