ED Alleges a Job Seeker Gave Bribe to Worker at Rabri Devi’s ‘Gaushala’

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is currently investigating the case of money laundering involving RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family, has made a new revelation. According to the ED, an employee working at the ‘gaushala’ (cow shelter) run by RJD leader Rabri Devi allegedly received a property as a bribe from a railway job aspirant and subsequently transferred it to Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Hema Yadav.

The ED also mentioned that two companies, AK Infosystems Private Limited and AB Exports Pvt Ltd, were identified as shell companies that received illicit funds on behalf of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family members. The agency claimed that these properties were acquired through frontmen and later transferred to Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family members for nominal amounts. The entire operation was managed by a person named Amit Katyal.

Earlier this month, the ED filed a preliminary chargesheet in the case before a special court under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The chargesheet named Amit Katyal, Rabri Devi, Misha Bharti, Hema Yadav, and Hridyanand Chaudhary as the accused. The special court has taken cognizance of the chargesheet and has issued notices to the accused to appear for trial on February 9, 2024.

Amit Katyal, who worked closely with Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family, was arrested by the ED in November last year and is currently in prison. This latest development comes as the investigation into the money laundering case gains momentum.