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New Delhi, Feb 25: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has summoned former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son Tej Pratap Yadav, daughter Hema Yadav and 75 others in connection with the land-for-job scam case.
Special CBI judge Vishal Gogne directed all accused to appear before the Rouse Avenue court on March 11.
The summons follow the court’s cognizance of three charge sheets filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), including the conclusive charge sheet that names Lalu Yadav and 77 others.
The court has decided to conduct a joint trial on all three charge sheets and has ordered that copies be provided to all accused individuals.
Among those charged are 30 public servants and 38 candidates. The first charge sheet includes three additional accused, while the second lists Bhola Yadav and Prem Chand Gupta. In the third charge sheet, Hema Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav have been named.
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Lalu acquired land in exchange for jobs during his tenure as Railway Minister
The CBI alleges that during Lalu Yadav’s tenure as Railway Minister from 2004 to 2009, a land-for-jobs scam took place. During this period, Lalu Yadav allegedly secretly appointed 12 individuals from Patna to Group D positions in exchange for land.
The CBI claims that plots were registered in the names of Lalu Yadav’s wife, Rabri Devi, and his daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav, and that these lands were purchased at nominal prices paid in cash.
Furthermore, the positions in the Railways were filled without any advertisement or notification to the Central Railway. The jobs were given within three days of receiving the applications.
