India News | Lalu Yadav, His Wife, Daughters in List of Accused in 'land for Railway Job' Case

New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR in the 'land for railway job' case named Lalu Yadav, his wife, daughters and several others as accused in the case.

On Friday, the CBI conducted searches at 17 locations belonging to Lalu Yadav and his family members in Delhi and Bihar.

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The alleged scam took place when Yadav was Railway Minister between 2004 to 2009.

The FIR reads that during the period 2004 to 2009 various persons were appointed as Substitutes in group D post in different zones of Railway in exchange of land, by the unknown Public Servants of Indian Railway and later they were regularized. It was further alleged that unknown Public Servants of Indian Railway did not follow the instructions/guidelines etc issued by the department that were prevalent during the relevant period for appointment of Substitutes in group D post in Railways.

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It further reads that enquiry has revealed that some individuals although a resident of Patna, Bihar but were appointed as Substitutes in group D post during the period 2004-2009 in different zones of Railway located at Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, Hajipur and in lieu thereof the individuals themselves or their family members transferred their land in the name of family members of Lalu Prasad Yadav, then Minister of Railway, Government of India and a Company AK Infosystems Private Limited.

"Out of seven instances of land transfer, it is revealed that three sale deeds were executed in favour of Rabri Devi, wife of Lalu Yadav, one sale deed was executed in the name of Misha Bharti, daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav, one sale deed was executed in favour of M/s AK Infosystems Private Limited, in which later Rabri Devi became major shareholder, in the year 2014 and currently she is one of the Director of the Company. Two gift deeds were executed in favour of Hema Yadav, daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav," it reads.

The enquiry has prima facie revealed that a total of 12 persons were appointed as Substitutes in six different Zones of Railway during the period when Lalu Prasad Yadav was Minister of Railway i.e. from 2004 to 2009 in exchange for above mentioned seven instances of land transfer.

Interestingly, in most of the cases of land transfer, payment to the sellers was shown to be paid in cash. The current value of the above said seven parcels of land including the land acquired through gift deeds as per the existing circle rate is about Rs 4.39 cr.

The enquiry has prima facie indicated that Lalu Prasad Yadav as Minister of Railway, Govt of India as a public servant by abusing his official position obtained a pecuniary advantage in the name of his family members in the form of land in the matter of appointment of Substitutes in group D post in different Zones of Railway, it reads. (ANI)

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