Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi summoned by Delhi court in IRCTC scam case

Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav had been summoned with the aid of using Delhi`s Rouse Avenue courtroom docket withinside the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) rip-off case. The rip-off alleged rigged recruitment in Indian Railways and imparting jobs in lieu of land. The Delhi courtroom docket summoned 14 accused, along with their daughter Misa Bharti, on March 15. Lalu Yadav currently lower back domestic after present process a kidney transplant from Singapore.

The CBI, that is probing the allegations of accepting land in lieu of a activity in Indian Railways, has filed a rate sheet withinside the case. Taking cognisance of the rate sheet, Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court despatched a summons to a complete of 14 people. After wondering all of the accused, framing of costs might be accomplished on March 15.

Lalu Yadav’s near aide and previous MLA Bhola Yadav and Hridayanand Chowdhary also are accused withinside the railway recruitment rip-off case. RJD chief Bhola Yadav become arrested with the aid of using the CBI on July 27. Bhola become the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the then Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav among the years 2004 and 2009.

WHAT IS THE CASE?

As in step with CBI’s allegations, the recruitment technique become now no longer simplest unfair however with the aid of using hiring unfit candidates, the accused additionally obtained land at throwaway prices.

The CBI has alleged that Lalu Prasad Yadav, because the Minister of Railways at some stage in the duration 2004-2009, had acquired pecuniary blessings withinside the shape of the switch of landed assets withinside the call of his own circle of relatives contributors in go back for the appointment of substitutes in Group “D” submit in special zones of Railways.

In the FIR, CBI has additionally alleged that “in lieu thereof, the substitutes, who had been citizens of Patna themselves or thru their own circle of relatives contributors offered and talented their land located at Patna in favour of the own circle of relatives contributors of Lalu Prasad Yadav and a non-public organisation managed with the aid of using own circle of relatives contributors, which become additionally worried withinside the switch of such immovable residences withinside the call of own circle of relatives contributors.”