ED registers money laundering case against Lalu Prasad, kin

In fresh trouble for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against him and his family members in a railway hotels allotment corruption case dating back to the United Progressive Alliance tenure, officials said on Thursday.

The case was registered under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED has taken cognisance of a CBI FIR in this regard to initiate the move.

Earlier this month, the CBI registered a criminal FIR and conducted multiple searches against the former Bihar Chief Minister and others.

The ED will investigate the alleged “proceeds of crime” generated by the accused, purportedly through shell companies, the officials said.

Mr. Prasad’s wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav, and others will be probed by the agency under charges filed in the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), the ED equivalent of a police FIR.