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ED has tightened the noose on the family and close associates of former Samajwadi Party MLA Vijay Mishra. ED’s Prayagraj unit has seized Vijay Mishra’s movable and immovable assets worth about Rs 14.5 crore. ED has seized a total of five properties. These properties were in Prayagraj, Delhi and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. These properties were in the name of Vijay Mishra’s wife and former MLC Ram Lali Mishra as well as close associates Bholanath Shukla and Chandan Tiwari.
The five properties seized by ED include immovable properties worth Rs 12.54 crore and fixed deposits of Rs 1.85 crore, which were deposited in the bank. ED has taken this action under the money laundering case registered against Vijay Mishra. Information about these properties was received during the investigation. Vijay Mishra’s family had built it in the name of VSP Starr Realty Private Limited. The seized properties include four immovable and one movable property.
Former Bihar MLA arrested by ED
The ED has arrested former Bihar MLA Gulab Yadav in an alleged money laundering case related to possession of disproportionate assets. However, the MLA, after being arrested, alleged that he has become a “victim of political conspiracy” and the people will give a befitting reply. The ED arrested Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sanjeev Hans and Yadav on Friday in connection with the investigation of a money laundering case against them. While Hans was arrested from Patna, Yadav was detained by the ED from Delhi and brought to Patna on Saturday on transit remand. While leaving the Patna airport, Yadav told reporters, “I am innocent. I have become a victim of political conspiracy and the public will give a befitting reply.” Hans is a 1997 batch IAS officer and has been the Principal Secretary of Bihar Energy Department, while Yadav is a former MLA from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He represented the Jhanjharpur assembly seat in Madhubani district from 2015 to 2020.
