New Delhi, Jan 29 (FN Bureau) A Delhi court on Saturday issued summons to former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti, Hema Yadav, and other accused in the Land for Job money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), after an investigation under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA), filed a charge sheet in the railway land for jobs case against the accused persons. The Special MP/MLAs case’s Judge, Vishal Gogne, after hearing the charge sheet find sufficient material, passed an order to issue a summons against the accused persons to appear before the court on February 9.
The court has also issued a production warrant against businessman Amit Katyal, who was arrested by the ED in November last year and is presently in judicial custody. The allegations against Amit Katyal, described as a “close associate” of the Yadav family, railway employee Hridayanand Chaudhary, and two firms, A K Infosystems Pvt. Ltd. and A B Exports Pvt. Ltd., with common director Shariqul Bari. It is purported that between 2004 and 2009, individuals were appointed to Group “D” positions within various zones of the Indian Railways, allegedly in exchange for transferring their land as bribes to the family members of the then railway minister and a company named A K Infosystems Private Limited.