New Delhi: The value of the land bought by former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family as bribe is now around Rs 200 crore, according to the Enforcement Directorate. The case against Lalu is that he was bribed and given a job in the railways when he was the Union Railway Minister. Through a statement issued on Saturday, E.D. The details of the case have been clarified.
Lalu has illegally acquired land in Patna and elsewhere. According to the statement, these properties have an appraised value of Rs 200 crore at current prices. An unaccounted amount of Rs 1 crore and $1,900 was seized during the raids in Delhi, Mumbai and Patna. Apart from this, ED found 540 grams of gold and jewelery worth Rs 1.25 crore. Informed.
The land acquired by Yadav’s family for Rs 7.5 lakh from Group D applicants in the Railways was sold by his wife to another RJD MLA for Rs 3.5 crore. ED said that around 50 percent of the employees who joined various railway zones during this period belonged to Lalu and his family. Accused.
The CBI had on Friday searched the house of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son Tejashwi Yadav in Delhi. But RJD leaders and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claim that the allegations are politically motivated.