Misa’s farmhouse attached in money laundering case

In a major setback for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday, attached a farmhouse in New Delhi in connection with its money laundering investigation against her and husband Shailesh Kumar.

Palam Farms, located in south-west Delhi’s Bijwasan, has been attached provisionally under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and it was purchased allegedly using Rs 1.2 crore laundered in 2008-09, the ED said.

It belongs to Bharti, a Rajya Sabha MP, and her husband Shailesh Kumar and is “held in the name of Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd”.

The ED had conducted raids at three farmhouses owned by Bharti and Kumar on July 8 following the arrest of two brothers, Surendra Kumar Jain and Virendra Jain, who alleged laundered around Rs 8,000 crore using shell companies.

The agency had also arrested a chartered accountant Rajesh Agrawal who allegedly provided “Rs 90 lakh to the Jain brothers in advance to invest in Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd as share premium”. Bharti and Kumar are alleged to have been directors of this firm in the past.

“Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd was registered at the address 25, Tuglak Road, New Delhi till the …read more