Money laundering case: ED raids Lalu Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti's residence in Delhi

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday raided Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti's residence in Delhi in a money laundering case probe.

Sleuths of the central probe agency swooped on the farmhouses in Ghitorni, Bijwasan and Sainik Farms areas here early morning.

The farmhouses are linked to Bharti, her husband Shailesh Kumar and M/s Mishail Printers and Packers Private Limited.

Two more premises are under the scanner of the agency and can be searched later, an ED official said.

The searches are connected to a money laundering probe being conducted by the agency against two brothers, Surendra Kumar Jain and Virendra Jain, and others who are alleged to have laundered several crore rupees using shell companies.

The Jain brothers were arrested by the ED under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The ED raid comes a day after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case with the charges of criminal conspiracy against Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with a hotel maintenance contract.

Following which, the RJD boss alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah "orchestrated" the CBI raids to 'politically finish' him.

Last month, the I-T department attached a total of 12 plots of Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav and ex chief minister Rabri Devi, and sisters Ragini and Chanda Yadav.

One farmhouse in Delhi and one bungalow in New Friends Colony are also attached.

The market value of the total attached property is worth Rs. 175 crore, whereas the book value of the attached property is Rs. 9.32 crore.

The I-T department had earlier seized Benami properties of Misa Bharti, Shailesh Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav.