ED FILES 1ST CHARGESHEET AGAINST BIHAR EX-CM RABRI DEVI, MISA BHARTI, OTHERS

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed its first chargesheet on Tuesday in the money laundering case related to the railways land-for-jobs scheme, naming former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, her MP daughter Misa Bharti and others, according to official sources.

- ASHISH SINHA

Hema Yadav, another daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, alleged associate Amit Katyal, railway employee Hridayanand Chaudhary, and two firms, AK Infosystems Pvt Ltd and A B Exports Pvt Ltd, along with their common director Shariqul Bari, were also listed in the chargesheet.

The complaint, naming a total of seven accused, has been filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Delhi. The court is scheduled to hear the matter on January 16. Amit Katyal was arrested by the ED in November last year, while Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son, Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, have been summoned but have not deposed yet.