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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..
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...
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.. (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News, Budget 2024 Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.)..
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