New Delhi: A Delhi court in the national capital on Wednesday issued summons to former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his son and former Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and other accused in connection with a money laundering case in land for job scam.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne ordered the accused appear before the court on October 7. The order was issued in response to a supplementary chargesheet filed by ED on August 6. The central agency filed the money laundering case based on an FIR filed by the CBI.
What is land for job scam?
This case involves appointments for Group-D posts in the West Central Zone of the Railways in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur. These hiring took place between 2004 and 2009 when Lalu Prasad was the Railway Minister and it was alleged that job aspirants were made to pay bribe in the form of land parcels gifted or tranfer lands in the name of the RJD supremo’s family or associates.
Delhi HC grants bail to Lalu’s aide Amit Katyal
The Delhi HC on Tuesday had granted bail to Lalu’s close aide Amit Katyal in the money laundering case while while deprecating the “pick and choose” policy of the ED.
The court observed that, despite no other accused being arrested in the case and even though Katyal had cooperated with the investigation, he was abruptly arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport while traveling to Ranchi.
Katyal was arrested by the ED on November 10 last year under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He was later granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 10 lakh, along with two sureties of the same amount.
Represented by senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, Katyal sought bail on the grounds of parity, arguing that the ED’s selective approach in arresting him demonstrated clear discrimination.
