'Lalu Yadav, Family Acted As Criminal Syndicate': Delhi Court Frames Charges In Land-For-Job Scam Case
Delhi court frames charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav and family for alleged railways land-for-jobs scam, citing criminal syndicate and conspiracy, following CBI investigation.
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A Delhi court on Friday said that RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members “acted as a criminal syndicate" while framing criminal charges against them in the alleged railways land-for-jobs scam, accepting the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) case of an overarching conspiracy behind the appointments.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne, while passing the order on framing of charges, observed that on the “touchstone of suspicion," there existed an overarching conspiracy on the part of Lalu Yadav and his family members.
The court held that the material placed on record by the probe agency was sufficient at this stage to proceed against the accused for their alleged roles in the scam.
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The court framed charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav under the Prevention of Corruption Act for the offence of corruption, along with other offences under the Indian Penal Code.
His family members, including his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, sons Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav, and daughter Misa Bharti, have been charged with offences of cheating and criminal conspiracy under the IPC.
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