New Delhi, September 18: The Enforcement Directorate has tightened the legal heat on RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, with a Delhi Special Court framing money-laundering charges against him, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav and five others in the IRCTC hotels land-for-tender case.
The ED alleged that during Lalu Prasad Yadav’s tenure as Railway Minister, official powers were misused in the award of contracts for railway hotels at Ranchi and Puri.
According to the ED, the contracts were awarded to Sujata Hotels in an alleged quid-pro-quo arrangement, with two acres of prime Patna land subsequently transferred at substantially undervalued rates to a company linked to Lalu Prasad’s close associates.
The agency alleged that the company’s shares were later transferred to Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav for a nominal consideration, bringing the disputed property under their control.
During the investigation, the ED attached properties worth ₹44.75 crore, with the attachment confirmed by the adjudicating authority.
The court has directed charges under Sections 3 and 4 of the PMLA against nine accused. Seven others were discharged. Formal framing of charges is scheduled for October 3.
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