In Land-For-Jobs Case...
On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, a Delhi court granted bail to RJD chief Lalu Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi and their son.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav also got clear chit in the alleged land-for-job scam in the railways.
Special Judge Geetanjali Goel granted relief to all the accused in this case after they appeared before the court in pursuance of summons issued against them.
The court had on September 22 summoned the accused after taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed against them and other accused, saying the evidence “prima facie” showed commission of various offences, including corruption, criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery.
On July 3, the agency had filed a charge sheet in connection with the alleged scam.
Lalu Yadav is out on bail in this case and fodder scam cases as well.
It was the second charge sheet filed by the CBI in the case.
For Tejashwi Yadav this has been the first case in which his name is there as an accused.
The case pertains to Group-D appointments made in West Central Zone of the railways based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh during Lalu Yadav's tenure as the railway minister from 2004 to 2009 in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits in the name of the RJD supremo's family or associates, according to officials.
The agency registered the case on May 18, 2022 against Lalu Yadav and 15 others including his wife, two daughters, and unidentified public servants and private persons.
The CBI had filed the first charge sheet in the case in October 2022 against Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi and others.
It was related to appointments made in the Mumbai-headquartered Central Zone of the railways.
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