Court extended the custody of Tejashwi’s associate Amit Katyal
A delhi court on thursday extended the enforcement custody (ED) of AK Infosystems promoter amit Katyal,who was arrested last week in the alleged land for job scam. Katyal has been accused of acquiring several landsfrom candidates on behalf of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Railway minister Lalu prasad Yadav.He was first detained and later arrested by the financial investigation agency on november 11 under theprovisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). On thursday, Rouse Avenue Court’s specialjudge Gitanjali Goyal sent Katyal to ED custody till november 22 after his two-day remand ends.The matter is related to Lalu familyKatyal’s premises in south Delhi’s posh New Friends Colony was declared as the office of AK Infosystems, butis being used as a residential complex by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. ED on July 31 this year arrested RJDleader Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti (Lalu Yadav's daughter), Vineet Yadav (husband of Lalu's daughter HemaYadav), Shiv Kumar Yadav (Hema Yadav's father-in-law), AB Exports Private Limited and A. Six immovableproperties worth Rs 6.02 crore of K Infosystems Private Limited were attached. Both the companies are ownedand controlled by the family members of Lalu prasad Yadav.Many properties have been attachedThe attached properties include a residential complex located at D-1088, New Friends Colony, New delhi,owned by AB Exports Private Limited. Two land parcels located in Mahuabagh (Danapur) in Patna, one ofwhich is owned by Rabri Devi and AK Infosystems Private Limited, have also been attached. The registeredaddress of the company is D-1088, New Friends Colony, New delhi, which is the residence of Lalu PrasadYadav and his family members. Many other lands in the said company were also acquired by amit Katyal inreturn for giving them. The agency alleged in a statement issued on monday that when Lalu prasad Yadav wasthe Railway minister, he gave him undue benefits. It said that after the land was acquired, the shares of the saidcompany were transferred to the family members of Lalu prasad in 2014.