Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad is serving a sentence in the fodder scam case. In this sequence, another difficulty is in front for Lalu Yadav. Now the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case against Lalu Yadav in money laundering. This case is related to illegal withdrawal of about Rs 139.35 crore from Doranda treasury.
According to the information, the Special Judge of CBI, Ranchi, had issued an order in this regard to the Enforcement Directorate during the hearing of the sentence in the case of illegal withdrawal from Doranda Treasury. It is to be known that on February 15, 74 other accused including Lalu were found guilty in this case. Then the special CBI court ordered a fresh investigation on February 21 against all the other accused including Lalu Prasad.
During the hearing on the point of sentence in this case, a special CBI court sentenced Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment. Apart from this, a fine of Rs 60 lakh was also imposed on Lalu Yadav. Along with this, the court had directed that all the guilty in this case and the accused who died during the trial should also be investigated under the Money Laundering Act.
ED can also confiscate illegal movable and immovable property by taking legal action after investigating the matter. Let us tell you that this was the third case related to the fodder scam, in which the court had ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate. Earlier, in the case of illegal withdrawal from Dumka treasury, the ED took over the case and started investigation.
There are 19 accused including Lalu Prasad Yadav in the case of illegal withdrawal of 3.76 crore from Dumka treasury. Those who were convicted in the illegal withdrawal case after the charges were confirmed. Even during that time, the court had directed investigation under the Money Laundering Act against all the guilty and dead accused in the case. Along with this, instructions were also given to confiscate the movable and immovable property made illegally after 1990.