The CBI in its charge sheet alleged that favourite candidates were appointed in the railways during Lalu Prasad's tenure as minister in the UPA government from 2004 to 2009 in violation of norms and procedures.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a charge sheet against Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, along with 14 others in the land for jobs scam case. This is the charge sheet in the case filed on the basis of documents and evidence that surfaced after the first charge sheet was submitted in the case, according to officials.
Besides the Yadav clan, the CBI has also named AK Infosystems and several middlemen in the charge sheet filed in a special CBI court.
The CBI in its charge sheet alleged that favourite candidates were appointed in the railways during Lalu Prasad's tenure as minister in the UPA government from 2004 to 2009 in violation of norms and procedures. No advertisement or public notice was issued for appointment but some residents of Patna were appointed as substitutes in different zonal railways located at Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur and Hazipur, it claimed.
As a quid pro quo, the candidates, either directly or through their immediate family members, allegedly sold land to Lalu Prasad's family members at highly-discounted rates.