RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and other convicts in the fodder scam related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 139.50 crore from Doranda treasury.
Special CBI court judge Shiv Pal Singh had convicted Lalu along with 74 others in the case on February 15. The ED action follows the order of the judge asking CBI to hand over a copy of the judgment, FIR, charge-sheet and other documents to the central agnecy for taking necessary action.
The judge noted in his order that while he finds that properties and assets created from the proceeds of the crime by the convicts and the deceased accused persons could not be identified, it may be a subject matter of investigation under the PMLA.
The judge stated that the ED, if it wishes and if law permits, may proceed for identification and confiscation of such properties created by the convicts or the deceased accused with the ill-gotten money.
It may be noted that last month the ED had also filed a case against Lalu and other convicts in a fodder scam related to illegal withdrawal of money from the Dumka treasury. The RJD leader was convicted in the case in April 2018.
