The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached six properties having book value of ₹6.02 crore in connection with the alleged land-for-job scam involving former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members, and others.
According to the agency, the immovable assets belong to Mr. Prasad‘s wife Rabri Devi; their daughter Misha Bharti; Vineet Yadav, the husband of another daughter, Hema Yadav; and Shiv Kumar Yadav, father-in-law of Ms. Hema Yadav; apart from A B Exports and A K Infosystem, both allegedly owned and controlled by Mr. Prasad’s family members, and located in Delhi, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), and Patna (Bihar).
The ED probe is based on a First Information Report registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the then Railway Minister, his wife, and others. It is alleged that during his tenure, from 2004 to 2009, several persons were irregularly appointed as substitutes on Group ‘D’ posts in different Indian Railways’ Zones in exchange for land parcels.
