₹1 cr cash, ₹600 cr crime proceeds found in raids: ED on land-for-jobs scam

Land-for-jobs case: ED says it seized unaccounted cash worth Rs 1 crore during searches

The central agency also claimed that it detected proceeds of crime worth about Rs 600 crore.

₹600 cr crime proceeds found during raids on Lalu’s kin: ED

The federal agency on Friday raided 24 locations in the National Capital Region (NCR), Bihar, and Jharkhand linked to Prasad, his family members

As ED heat intensifies on Lalu's family, Rs 1 crore seized, Rs 600 crore detected in proceeds of crime

The ED said it is suspected that a huge amount of proceeds of crime was infused into purchasing a house in New Friends Colony in Delhi that Prasad’s son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav was using as his residential property.

ED Raids in Bihar: Rs 1 Crore in Unaccounted Cash Seized, Rs 600 Crore in Proceeds of Crime Detected in Raids Against Lalu Prasad Yadav's Family

It said the investigation is underway to unearth more investments made on behalf of Prasad's family and their associates in various sectors, including real estate, at various places. ED Raids in Bihar: Rs 1 Crore in Unaccounted Cash Seized, Rs 600 Crore in Proceeds of Crime Detected in Raids Against Lalu Prasad Yadav's Family.

ED finds Rs 600 cr in 'proceeds of crime' against Lalu Yadav and family

Following the former Bihar CM and his wife Rabri Devi's deposition by the CBI in its case related to the land-for-job scam, the ED conducted searches. Several individuals, particularly those from Lalu's home state of Bihar, are said to have been recruited to Group D positions in various zones of the Indian Railways between 2004 and 2009, when Lalu served as railways minister.

ED says Rs 1 cr in unaccounted cash seized, Rs 600 cr in proceeds of crime detected in raids against Lalu Prasad's family

The ED had launched raids on Friday at multiple locations linked to Prasad's family members including that of his son and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in Delhi.