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Court grants bail to Misa Bharti’s CA

Court grants bail to Misa Bharti’s CA

A court here on Monday granted bail to the chartered accountant of RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti who was arrested in a money laundering case.

Special Judge Naresh Kumar Malhotra granted bail to chartered accountant Rajesh Agrawal asking him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and a surety of like amount.

The court also took cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chargesheet against Agrawal and businessmen brothers Surendra Jain and Virendra Jain and listed the matter for October 17 for further hearing.

Agrawal was accused of converting black money into legal source of income through dubious transactions with the help of the Jain brothers. The ED arrested the Jains on March 20.

In May, the ED filed its first chargesheeet in the case and then arrested Agrawal on May 22.

Agrawal has also been accused of helping Bharti’s husband Shailesh Kumar’s company Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd with some transactions.

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