Order Reserved on Summoning Tejaswi Yadav in Land-for-Job Money Laundering Case

The Rouse Avenue court has reserved its order on summoning former Railway Minister Tejaswi Yadav and others in the land-for-job money laundering case. The court will pronounce its decision on August 24, following the Enforcement Directorate's recent supplementary charge sheet. Multiple high-profile individuals and entities are implicated.

On Saturday, the Rouse Avenue court reserved its order on summoning former Railway Minister and former Bihar Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav in a land-for-job money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The court is set to announce its decision on August 24. This follows the recent filing of a supplementary charge sheet by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Special Judge Vishal Gogne reserved the order after reviewing the supplementary charge sheet and the submissions presented by the ED's counsel. The charge sheet implicates Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejaswi Yadav, and nine other individuals. The ED had submitted an initial supplementary charge sheet against them on August 6.

The supplementary charge sheet includes the names of Lallan Chaudhary, Hazari Rai, Dharmender Kumar, Akhileshwar Singh, Ravinder Kumar, Late Lal Babu Rai, Sonmatia Devi, Late Kishun Dev Rai, and Sanjay Rai, along with 96 supporting documents. The court had previously directed the ED to expedite the investigation and submit a concluding charge sheet by the next hearing date. High-profile figures like former Bihar CM Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti, and Hema Yadav have also been charge-sheeted in this case.

(With inputs from agencies.)