Lalu, family bought benami properties through bank run by RJD: Sushil Modi

TIL Desk/National/Patna/ Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday accused RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his family members of having transacted through a cooperative bank headed by a former party MLC to invest in benami properties, and sought a probe by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate into it.

The main opposition RJD, however, rejected the charges levelled by the senior BJP leader, saying he was suffering from “lalu phobia”. Modi alleged that Prasad and his family used the Awami Cooperative Bank, headed by former RJD MLC Anwar Ahmed, for converting black money into white, taking loans from it and exchanging scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes post note ban.

The BJP leader also alleged the money for several “dubious” purchases by the family was routed through the bank. “The CBI and the Enforcement Directorate should probe the role of Prasad and the bank in the matter,” he said.

Ahmed, the bank’s chairman, is considered close to Prasad and was a nominated member of the state Legislative Council. Modi claimed Prasad’s account number S/B A/C 1001 and Rabri Devi’s S/B A/C 6651 were still active. He said Prasad’s account had a deposit of Rs 58 lakh, while that of Rabri had Rs 15.62 lakh.