India News | Delhi Court Summons Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi Yadav in Land for Job Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A Delhi court on Wednesday summoned former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his son and ex-Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and others in the land for job money laundering case.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) A Delhi court on Wednesday summoned former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his son and ex-Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and others in the land for job money laundering case.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne directed the accused people to appear before the court on October 7.
The judge passed the order after taking cognisance of a supplementary charge sheet against the accused.
The final report was filed before the court by the ED on August 6. The central agency filed its case based on an FIR lodged by the CBI.
The case pertains to Group-D appointments made in the West Central Zone of the railways based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh during Lalu Prasad's tenure as the railway minister from 2004 to 2009 in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by the recruits in the name of the RJD supremo's family or associates, the ED said.
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