Yesterday, the Delhi High Court has granted bail to Amit Katyal, a close aide of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged land-for-jobs scam in Indian Railways.

"Bail granted," said Justice Neena Bansal Krishna while granting the relief.

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Last year, Amit Katyal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), under various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The probe agency has alleged that Katyal acquired land from several job aspirants on behalf of RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad. The ED claims that Katyal, as the director of AK Infosystems Private Limited, facilitated these transactions to acquire land from candidates "on behalf" of Lalu Prasad.

Some other members of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's family are also implicated in the case. On May 22, a trial court had rejected Katyal's bail application, citing insufficient grounds for granting him relief.