Land For Jobs Case: Hassle would not appear to finish for former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his household within the ‘Land For Jobs’ rip-off case. A Delhi courtroom on Wednesday issued contemporary summons in opposition to Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, and 6 others within the ‘Land For Jobs’ cash laundering case.
Particular Choose Vishal Gogne directed the accused individuals to seem earlier than the courtroom on October 7. The decide took cognizance of a supplementary chargesheet and handed the order. The ultimate report was filed earlier than the courtroom by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 6. The central probe company filed its case based mostly on an FIR lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The case pertains to Group-D appointments made within the West Central Zone of the railways based mostly in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, throughout Lalu Prasad’s tenure because the railway minister from 2004 to 2009 in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits within the identify of the RJD supremo’s household or associates, the ED mentioned.
That is the primary time Tej Pratap Yadav has been known as in reference to this case. The courtroom mentioned that Tej Pratap Yadav’s involvement couldn’t be dominated out. Though he was not initially charge-sheeted, he was a director at AK Infosys Ltd. and has now been summoned.
Different charge-sheeted people have additionally been summoned. The courtroom has included Akhileshwar Singh and his spouse, Kiran Devi, in its summons. The ED filed a supplementary cost sheet on August 6, itemizing 11 accused. 4 of those people have since died.
The courtroom has directed Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejaswi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Akhileshwar Singh, Hazari Prasad Rai, Sanjay Rai, Dharmendra Singh, and Kiran Devi. The courtroom additionally clarified that whereas Akhileshwar Singh was made an accused by the ED, his spouse Kiran Devi was not initially charged. Nonetheless, she is concerned within the case for promoting land to Misa Bharti in trade for a job for her son, Abhisek. The courtroom mentioned that there’s ample materials to proceed additional in opposition to the accused individuals.
In the meantime, on Tuesday, the Delhi Excessive Court docket granted bail to Lalu Prasad’s shut aide Amit Katyal in a cash laundering case linked to the alleged rip-off case within the Indian Railways, whereas deprecating the “decide and select” coverage adopted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The courtroom famous that regardless of there being no arrest of some other accused within the case and no matter the truth that Katyal had joined the probe, he was arrested unceremoniously from the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport whereas he was travelling to Ranchi.
(With ANI, PTI Inputs)
