ED confronts Lalu Prasad with statement of co-accused Katyal

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Monday quizzed former union railways minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with its money laundering probe in the land-for-jobs case. Yadav was questioned at ED's Patna office.

Amongst other evidence, Yadav was confronted with the statement of co-accused Amit Katyal, according to people in the know.

Katyal was charged by the ED earlier this month along with former Bihar chief minister and Yadav's wife Rabri Devi and others.


Former Bihar deputy chief minister and Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav has been summoned by the ED for questioning on Tuesday.

ET had reported last week that the CBI has summoned RJD MP Ahmed Ashfaque Karim for questioning in connection with its investigation in the land-for-jobs case. The agency had raided Karim's residence in August 2022 and seized documents including a sale deed. He has petitioned a local court, seeking directions to CBI to return the sale deed, a demand opposed by the agency, said people in the know.

According to Karim's petition, CBI had seized from his residence nearly Rs 13 lakh and certain documents, including papers of a property, which belonged to him.

His petition, seen by ET, says the property in question has no link with the accused involved in the land-for-jobs case. Karim has further submitted that he is not an accused in the case.

ET had reported on January 13 that ED was preparing a charge sheet against Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav for their alleged "direct" involvement in the case.

ED had earlier this month filed a charge sheet against Rabri Devi, her MP daughter Misa Bharti and another daughter Hema Yadav in the same case.

Names of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav did not feature in this charge sheet. Agency sources told ET that the duo could not be charged since they needed to be confronted with the alleged "damning disclosures" of a co-accused and other evidence.