New Delhi: In fresh trouble for 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 UPA tenure, officials said on Thursday. The case has been registered under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The central probe agency has taken cognisance of a CBI FIR in this regard to initiate the move. The ED will investigate the alleged “proceeds of crime” generated by the accused, purportedly through shell companies, officials said. The case dates back to the time when Lalu was the railway minister in the UPA government.

Source: Mint July 27, 2017 14:15 UTC