Vigilance moves court to attach Sadhu Yadav's property

Patna, May 8 (UNI) Bihar state vigilance investigation bureau today requested the special vigilance court to issue attachment of property warrant against RJD MP Anirudh Prasad Yadav alias Sadhu Yadav, an absconder accused in multi-crore rupee flood relief scam.

The bureau today filed a petition in the court and prayed for the issuance of property attachment warrant.

The petition of the bureau would be heard tomorrow.

ADG vigilance, Neelmani said Mr Yadav was absconding to evade arrest. He said through a petition, the bureau informed the court that Mr Yadav was absconding.

Mr Yadav was not a named accused in the FIR but in course of investigation his complicity in the scam was detected and the bureau submitted a chargesheet against him.

Patna High Court had stayed Mr Yadavs arrest till filing of the chargesheet. Later the special court and Delhi High Court had rejected the anticipatory bail application of the high profile politician and brother-in-law of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad after filing of the chargesheet.

Meanwhile, hearing the anticipatory bail application of Mr Yadav, Patna High Court today rejected the bail petition.

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