On April 11, the Enforcement Directorate has summoned Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs case involving his father and former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and other family members.
Enforcement Directorate Summons Tejashwi Yadav
The Enforcement Directorate in March claimed that unaccounted cash of Rs 1 crore, $1,900, 540 gms gold and 1.5 kg of gold jewellery and other incriminating documents were recovered during the raids conducted at 24 locations in Delhi, Mumbai, Patna and Ranchi.
It alleged that the PMLA investigation has revealed that several pieces of land at prominent locations in Patna and other areas were illegally acquired by the family of Lalu Prasad in lieu of jobs provided in Railways.
“A property situated at D-1088, New Friends Colony, Delhi (independent 4 storied bungalow, registered in the name of A.B. Exports Private Ltd, a company owned and controlled by Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and family) was shown to have been acquired at a value of mere Rs 4 lakh, the present market value of which is approximately Rs 150 crore,” the Enforcement Directorate claimed.