Land for jobs rip-off: CBI recordsdata one other chargesheet, Tejashwi, Lalu Yadav, Rabri and Misa named

On the third of July, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet within the land-for-job rip-off case in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court. Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav, his father Lalu Yadav, and Rabri Devi, amongst others, have been named in CBI’s chargesheet filed earlier than the particular CBI court docket.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the present day filed a chargesheet in Bihar land-for-jobs alleged rip-off case in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court. The chargesheet names Bihar’s Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and several other others together with companies as accused.

— ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2023
Court allowed CBI to file second chargesheet

This is the second cost sheet within the case and reportedly it will likely be thought-about by the court docket throughout the subsequent listening to on the twelfth of July. Apart from Tejaswi and his kin, the CBI chargesheet has additionally named AK Infosystems, companies, and several other middlemen as accused within the case. 

The CBI additionally knowledgeable the court docket that sanctions are awaited towards Lalu and three others.

Through its Special Public Prosecutor Advocate DP Singh, CBI knowledgeable the Court {that a} recent chargesheet is filed within the case. Singh argued that though a chargesheet was already filed earlier, the necessity for a second chargesheet arose as a result of the alleged act is dedicated with a special modus operandi.

Earlier, on the fifteenth of March, the Court granted common bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, and their daughter-RJD MP Misa Bharti amongst different accused within the alleged land-for-job rip-off case. 

Later, on the first of June, the Rouse Avenue Court granted extra time to the CBI to file a supplementary cost sheet within the land-for-job rip-off. However, the court docket expressed displeasure and said that you simply (CBI) are constantly delaying this matter, which isn’t proper.

In its chargesheet, the CBI said that as a quid-pro-quo, the candidates instantly or via their quick kin/members of the family bought land to the members of the family of Lalu Prasad Yadav (then Union Railway Minister) at extremely discounted charges as much as 1/4th to 1/fifth of the prevailing market charges.

CBI findings reveal the title of alleged co-conspirators within the case

CBI additional added that the investigation has revealed that Lalu Prasad Yadav entered right into a legal conspiracy together with members of his household, railway officers, and a few residents of the realm. 

According to the CBI, throughout the interval 2007-08, when Lalu Yadav was Minister of Railways, he meant to amass the land parcels located in Village- Mahuabagh, and Kunjwa in Patna. These land parcels have been located adjoining to the land parcels that have been already owned by his members of the family. 

The alleged co-conspirators, as per CBI, embody Lalu Yadav’s spouse Rabri Devi, daughter Misa Bharati, Officers of Central Railways specifically Sowmya Raghvan who was the then General Manager, Kamal Deep Mainrai, and the then Chief Personnel Officer. 

Further, some residents of villages Mahjabagh, Bindaul, Bihta, and Patna City specifically Raj Kumar Singh, Mithlesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Dharmendra Kumar, Vikas Kumar, Abhishek Kumar, Ravindra Ray, Kiran Devi, Akhileshwar Singh, Ramashish Singh have been additionally concerned on this conspiracy and alleged rip-off.

Accusations and CBI findings

It is alleged that in Lalu Prasad’s tenure as minister within the UPA authorities from 2004 to 2009 substitutes from Patna have been appointed in numerous zonal railways positioned in Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Hazipur.

The CBI findings said that irregular appointments of candidates have been made in Central Railway. These recruitments violated the laid down norms and procedures of Indian Railways for recruitment. They have been carried out even with none commercial or public discover. As per CBI, all of the candidates after their engagement as substitutes have been subsequently regularized. 

According to the CBI chargesheet, 12 candidates from Patna have been appointed to Group D posts within the Railways throughout Lalu’s tenure as Railway Minister. And in lieu of those jobs in railway, the accused acquired seven plots of land within the metropolis and elsewhere at a extremely discounted value. As per CBI officers, these plots of land belonged to these 12 individuals.

#WATCH | “This was expected. Such actions are being taken against non-BJP parties which are in power,” says RJD chief Shivanand Tiwari on social gathering’s Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav named in chargesheet filed by CBI in land-for-jobs alleged rip-off case. pic.twitter.com/GUC7KwmSlA

— ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2023

Responding to CBI’s chargesheet, RJD chief Shivanand Tiwari said that this was anticipated as such actions are being taken towards non-BJP events that are in energy.

#WATCH | Bihar | Democracy is being attacked. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is breaking and robbing all the pieces. Recently you noticed, a outstanding chief from Maharashtra had come to Bihar. We had known as them to collect help to defeat PM Modi: Rashtriya Janata Dal veteran chief and… pic.twitter.com/QmtSse4Dsq

— ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2023

Earlier, throughout the launch of the ebook on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in Patna, former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav claimed that democracy is being attacked in India.