ED Arrests Lalu Prasad Yadav's Close Aide For Money Laundering Through Illegal Sand Mining In Bihar

Lalu Prasad Yadav's close aide Subhash Yadav was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday (9 March) night under money laundering charges in a case linked to the alleged illegal sand mining case in Bihar.

He is in judicial custody now and the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Patna will decide the future course of action against him on Monday.

The arrest comes after the central investigative agency found Rs 2.3 crore in cash during searches at half a dozen premises linked to RJD supremo's aide Yadav in the state, Hindustan Times reported.

The illegal sand mining case is based on 20 FIRs registered by the Bihar Police. The probe is against a company named Broadsons Commodities Pvt. Ltd. (BCPL) and its directors.

The allegations say that they engaged in illegal mining and sold sand without using e-challans. The ED estimates a sum of Rs 161 crore generated as proceeds of crime in the case.

Last year, Bihar MLC and JD(U) leader Radha Charan Sah and his son Kanhaiya Prasad along with directors of BCPL Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Baban Singh and Surendra Kumar Jindal were arrested in the case.