Reporter: Wakeel Ahmad, Patna (Bihar): Tejasvi Yadav, along with eight others accused in land -for -job case, was granted bail on October 7, 2024 at the Rouse Avenue Court,New Delhi.
Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav including his two sons Tejasvi–Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav were granted bail in money laundering .
When Lalu Prasad Yadav became the railway minister in the UPA -I. It is alleged that lots of people were appointed to Group D positions in various zones when Lalu Prasad was the railway minister for which lands were transferred to the family in between 2004 to 2009.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Court granted bail to the accused on bonds of ₹1 lakh each and noted that they were not arrested during the investigation of the case. The bail was hailed by Tejasvi Yadav ,saying that his and his family victory was certain .He ,however, blamed BJP for hatching a conspiracy against his family. Tejasvi further said that BJP is hell bent on targeting and RJD leader Lalu Prasad yadav and his family.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while investigating the case in 2022 ,it alleged that the appointment of group D post was made in different zones of the According to the CBI, no advertisements or any public notice had been issued for the appointment of substitutes, yet the candidates in question were inducted in different zonal railways located in Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur and Hajipur. Their applications and documents were collected through some persons and In October 2022, the CBI had filed the first charge sheet in the case.
The Enforcement Directorate is conducting a money-laundering probe on the basis of the agency's case. Earlier, the ED had alleged to have detected “proceeds of crime” worth ₹600 crore for processing.
By Wakeel Ahmad, Patna (Bihar)
