Land-for-jobs scam: ED questions Lalu Prasad's daughter Chanda Yadav

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday questioned Chanda Yadav daughter of former Union Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with its ongoing money laundering case linked to the alleged landforjobs scamMinistry of Information National Broadcaster to launch a 2 part documentary on Indias glory under ModiChanda arrived at the ED headquarters earlier in the day and was deposed before the investigators following a summons against herThe agency is to record Chandas statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA She is the fourth among nine children of the RJD chiefThis is the third consecutive day when Lalu Yadavs third child is being questioned by the ED officials in the case The agency sleuths on Wednesday questioned the RJD chiefs daughter Ragini Yadav His son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav was also questioned on Tuesday for over eight hours in connection with the caseAlso Read Land for jobs scam Enforcement Directorate searches Lalu Prasads family Rashtriya Janata Dal leadersEarlier Lalu Yadavs daughter and Rajya Sabha Member Misa Bharti were questioned by the Enforcement Directorate officials last monthIn March the ED claimed unaccounted cash of Rs 1 crore 1900 540 gms gold and 15 kg of gold jewellery and other incriminating documents were recovered during the raids conducted at 24 locations in Delhi Mumbai Patna and in Ranchi based on specific intelligence inputsThe ED had said that they detected around Rs 600 crore in proceeds of crime which were in the form of immovable properties of Rs 350 crore and transactions of Rs 250 Crore routed through various benamidaarsIt is alleged that the Prevention of Money Laundering investigation conducted so far has revealed that several pieces of land at prominent locations in Patna and other areas were illegally acquired by the family of Lalu Yadav in lieu of jobs provided in the Railways The current market value of these land parcels is more than Rs 200 crore and several benamidars shell entities and beneficial owners for these lands have been identifiedA property situated at D1088 New Friends Colony Delhi independent 4storied bungalow registered in the name of AB Exports Private Ltd a company owned and controlled by Tejashwi 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 ED claimedAn official claimed that a huge amount of cash and proceeds of crime were infused in purchasing this property and a few Mumbaibased entities dealing in the gems and jewellery sector were used to channel illgotten proceeds of crime in this regardThe property has been though on paper declared as the office of AB Exports Private Ltd and AK Infosystems Pvt Ltd is being exclusively used as residential premises by Tejashwi Yadav During the searches Tejashwi Prasad was found to be staying at this house and was found to be using this house as his residential property ED has allegedThe ED said that their investigation has found that four parcels of lands acquired by the family of Lalu Prasad for just Rs 75 lakh from poor GroupD applicants were sold to former RJD MLA Syed Abu Dojana by Rabri Devi with huge gains at Rs 35 croreIt said that their investigation has further revealed that a major portion of the amount thus received was transferred to the account of Tejashwi YadavThe ED case if based on a Central Bureau of Investigation First Information Report registered in the case last yearA preliminary enquiry was launched by the CBI in September last year amid allegations that various persons were appointed as substitutes in Group D posts in different zones of Indian Railways between 2004 and 2009 without following guidelines in exchange for land by unknown public servantsIt is alleged that during Lalu Yadavs tenure as railway minister from 200409 12 irregular candidate appointments were made in the central railways violating the norms and procedures of the Indian Railways for recruitment No advertisement or public notice was issued for an appointment but some residents of Patna were appointed as substitutes in different zonal railways located at Mumbai Jabalpur Kolkata Jaipur and HazipurThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever