Following searches and surveys on residential and office premises last week, the Income Tax department has issued summons to RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti and her husband in connection with its investigation into their alleged investment in shell companies and benami land deals worth over Rs 1,000 crore. Bharti, a Rajya Sabha member, and her husband, Shailesh Kumar, have been asked to appear before the department in the first week of June.
Following searches and surveys on residential and office premises last week, the Income Tax department has issued summons to RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti and her husband in connection with its investigation into their alleged investment in shell companies and benami land deals worth over Rs 1,000 crore. Bharti, a Rajya Sabha member, and her husband, Shailesh Kumar, have been asked to appear before the department in the first week of June.