The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday to question him about the land-for-job scam.
Earlier today, a CBI team visited the residence of former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi in connection with a "further probe" into the case. According to the FIR, RJD supremo, his wife Rabri Devi, and daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav, in addition to 12 people were given jobs in railway zones of Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, Hajipur in 2008-09, officials said.
What is the scam?
The central agency had registered a preliminary enquiry on September 23, 2021 related to the alleged scam and filed a chargesheet in October last year. It was alleged in the FIR that some persons, although residents of Patna in Bihar, were appointed as substitutes in Group-D posts during the period 2004-2009 in different zones of the railways located in Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Hajipur and in lieu thereof, the individuals themselves or their family members transferred their land in the name of family members of Prasad and a company, AK Infosystems Private Limited, which was subsequently taken over by family members of Prasad.
It was further alleged that about 1,05,292 sq. ft. of land situated in Patna was acquired by the family members of Prasad from those persons through five sale deeds and two gift deeds and in most of the sale deeds, payment to the sellers was mentioned to be paid in cash.The transfers were made through three sale deeds in the name of Rabri Devi and one in the name of Misa Bharti and two gift deeds in the name of Hema Yadav, the agency alleged.
The CBI statement claimed that candidates have used false TC and submitted false attested documents to the Ministry of Railways.
(With inputs from PTI)
