Money laundering case : ED files chargesheet against Bharti's CA

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against a Chartered Accountant allegedly linked to Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti. The chargesheet was filed in connection with a Rs 8,000 crore money laundering case.

The ED had arrested Chartered Accountant, Rajesh Agarwal, who provided accommodation entries (black funds) to the tune of about Rs 60 lakh to M/s Mishail Printers and Packers Private Limited. The chargesheet has been filed after Misa Bharti deposed before the ED last week.

Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar are alleged to have been directors of the firm in the past. Earlier, the ED had opposed the bail plea of Rajesh Agarwal. In its written submission, the probe agency told the court that the case was at its initial stages and if granted relief, the accused, Rajesh Agarwal, might tamper with the evidence.

The case had emerged after the ED had filed a criminal complaint in February this year under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).