FIR against Tej Pratap Yadav of RJD for hiding property information in election affidavit

An FIR has been registered against Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Tej Pratap Yadav for allegedly not disclosing his property details in an affidavit filed during the 2020 assembly elections in Bihar, police said on Thursday. A senior official said that Rosera sub-divisional officer Brajesh Kumar has filed a case against Yadav, the elder son of party supremo Lalu Prasad, for hiding the details of his property in Gopalganj. “An FIR under section 125 (a) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 was registered at Rosera police station on Wednesday for hiding the details of the property in the affidavit,” he said.

The ruling Janata Dal (United) had filed a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer in Bihar in November 2020 alleging that the RJD MLA from Hasanpur had not given details of his assets in the affidavit. The Election Commission of India later asked the Central Board of Direct Taxes to probe the JD(U)’s allegations, an official said. The CBDT found “manifold increase in the value of Yadav’s movable and immovable properties between 2015 and 2020”, he said. Yadav could not be reached for comment. The official said the Election Commission had on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice in the affidavit for “hiding information about his assets” and asked him to respond within three weeks.

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