Subhash Yadav, Close Aide Of Lalu Yadav Arrested By ED In Illegal Sand Mining Case

A close ally of RJD supremo Lalu Yadav has been arrested in association with an alleged money laundering investigation related to suspected unlawful sand mining. Subhash Yadav has been apprehended by the Enforcement Directorate in Patna, Bihar. According to official sources searches have been conducted at the residences of Yadav and several others on Saturday, as part of a case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). 

Yadav was taken into custody on Saturday night, and approximately Rs 2.3 crore in cash was confiscated from different locations, as per reports. The central agency conducted searches at around six locations in and around Patna. According to reports, Yadav is accused of carrying out illegal sand mining activities in Bihar and has previously contested elections as an RJD Candidate.

Lalu’s Family Under ED's Radar  

Recently, Lulu’s wife Rabri Devi along with her daughter Hema Yadav and others, has been summoned by a Delhi court to appear on February 9 in connection with an alleged land-for-job scam. The Rouse Avenue Court, during a hearing earlier in the day, acknowledged the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering probe related to the alleged scam involving Lalu Yadav and his family. 

The chargesheet includes names such as Rabri Devi, Hema Yadav, Misa Bharti, Amit Katyali, Hridayanand Chaudhary, and others. The court took cognisance of the ED's chargesheet, highlighting sufficient material to justify the action. Amit Katyali and former railway employee Hridayanand Chaudhary, alleged close aides of the Yadav family, have also been summoned for the same date. In a hearing earlier this month, the Enforcement Directorate informed the court that the main accused in the CBI offense, Lalu Yadav and his family, held control over the situation.