ED registers PMLA case against Lalu Prasad Yadav, family

The FIR was registered on July 5 in connection with favours allegedly extended to Sujata Hotels

In fresh trouble for Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, the Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against him and his family members in a railway hotels allotment corruption case, dating back to the United Progressive Alliance tenure, officials said on Thursday.

The case has been registered under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act . The central probe agency has taken cognisance of a CBI FIR in this regard to initiate the move.

Earlier this month, the CBI had registered a criminal FIR and conducted multiple searches against the former Bihar chief minister and others.

The ED would investigate