ED questions Rabri, Tej Pratap; Lalu's turn today

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her son Tej Pratap Yadav while issuing summons to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav asking him to appear before it on Wednesday in its money-laundering probe into land-for-jobs case, which dates back to 2004-09 when he was the Union railways minister, people familiar with the development said.

- Avinash Kumar & Neeraj Chauhan

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The quizzing, held separately, lasted four hours. Rabri, along with her elder daughter Dr Misa Bharti, MP from Pataliputra, reached the ED's office in Patna at around 10 a.m. Within two years, Rabri reached the ED office a second time for questioning. While Rabri Devi came out of the ED office at around 2 p.m., Tej Pratap, who was quizzed for the first time in this case in Patna, came out at 5 p.m. He reached the ED's office separately at 1 p.m.

Earlier, on May 18, 2023, the ED had questioned Rabri Devi, Misa, and her younger brother Tejashwi Yadav in the case. Even though Lalu and his family members have already been charge-sheeted in the case, ED officials said a fresh round of questioning was planned as there were certain additional facts in the case that needed to be verified.