Charges framed against Lalu Yadav’s family in land-for-jobs case: Lalu, Rabri, Tejashwi, Misa & Tej Pratap among 41 to face trial; 52 others acquitted – Bihar News
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The Lalu family’s legal troubles have increased in the land-for-jobs case, as the court has framed charges against them. Charges have now been framed against 41 people, who will face trial, while 52 others have been acquitted.
On Friday, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s elder daughter Misa Bharti and his sons Tej Pratap and Tejashwi Yadav appeared at the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi for the hearing. The case has been registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Court said that Lalu Yadav and his family were operating like a criminal gang and had hatched a wide-ranging conspiracy. While delivering the order, the judge stated,
The court, based on the evidence, finds that Lalu Prasad Yadav hatched a wide-ranging conspiracy to use government jobs as a bargaining tool to acquire immovable properties for his family (daughters, wife, and sons).
Charges under Prevention of Corruption Act
In total, 41 accused will face charges under Sections 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The court has acquitted 52 other accused.
The court has accepted the charges against Lalu Yadav as prima facie valid based on the evidence on record. The trial will now proceed against him and other accused. Arguments will be heard during the trial, after which the court will deliver its final verdict.
Lalu Yadav has the option to challenge the lower court’s order in a higher court.
Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti arrived at Rouse Avenue Court
Tej Pratap Yadav’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav also reached the court.
CBI files chargesheet
During the previous hearing, the CBI submitted a verification report stating that out of the 103 accused named in the chargesheet, five have died. The investigation agency has filed the chargesheet against Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, their son and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, and several others.
Alleged conspiracy between 2004 and 2009
The CBI claims that the conspiracy was hatched between 2004 and 2009, when Lalu Yadav was the Union Railway Minister. During this period, people from Bihar were allegedly appointed to Group-D railway posts in various zones, including Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Hajipur.
The agency alleges that in exchange, these individuals or their families transferred land to Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family members and a company called AK Infosystems Private Limited, which was later taken over by his family.
The CBI further stated that in almost all cases, land was transferred before the jobs were officially given, and most transfers were executed through gift deeds.
It is also claimed that Lalu Yadav’s close aide, Bhola Yadav, allegedly told villagers to transfer land to the Lalu family in return for jobs for their relatives. All those who transferred land claimed they were paid in cash by the Lalu family.
The CBI has also named Lalu’s daughters as accused. Specifically, MP Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav are accused of receiving land at nominal prices, as stated in the chargesheet.
