PATNA, March 11 -- Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday filed Prosecution Complaint against former RJD MLAs Arun Yadav, and Kiran Devi and their associates before the special PMLA court in Patna in a money laundering case. Those were accused in the case identified as Rajesh Kumar Ranjan, Dipu Kumar and M/s Kiran Durga Contractors Pvt. Ltd. The case pertains to generation and laundering of proceeds of crime by the accused persons through criminal activities including illegal sand mining, corruption and other offences. ED initiated investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by Bihar Police and Special Vigilance Unit against the accused persons for commission of offences such as cheating, extortion, illegal sand mining and possession of disproportionate assets covered under various Sections of IPC, 1860 and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Investigation revealed that Arun Yadav and his family members acquired assets worth about Rs.39.31 crore during the period of 2014-15 to 2024-25 against legitimate income of about Rs.2.65 crore, resulting in disproportionate assets of around Rs.36.66 crore. Earlier, ED had conducted search operations on February 27, 2024 on the premises linked to Arun Yadav and M/s Kiran Durga Contractors Pvt. Ltd. During the searches, various incriminating documents relating to financial transactions and other records were recovered and seized. Investigation further revealed that proceeds of crime generated from illegal sand mining and misuse of public office were layered through cash deposits, inflated income declarations from dairy/animal husbandry business and routing of funds through M/s Kiran Durga Contractors Pvt. Ltd., followed by acquisition of immovable properties including agricultural lands, flats and a commercial plot in Patna. During investigation, properties to the tune of Rs.21.38 crore were provisionally attached and were subsequently confirmed by the Ld. Adjudicating Authority (PMLA). Subsequent to investigation, ED, Patna has filed Prosecution Complaint against Arun Yadav alias Arun Kumar Singh and others for commission of offence of money laundering as defined under section 3 and punishable under section 4 of PMLA, 2002, which has been taken on record by the Special Court (PMLA), Patna....