A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted bail to former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, their daughter, RJD MP Misa Bharti and other accused in connection with the alleged land-for-job scam
The court noted that the CBI filed the chargesheet without arrest. It also directed each accused to furnish Rs 50,000 personal bail bond and a like amount as surety
The land-for-jobs scam relates to alleged appointments made in the railways in return for land parcels gifted or sold to Lalu Prasad Yadav's family when he was the Union Minister of Railways between 2004 and 2009
The CBI alleged that Lalu Prasad Yadav, as the Minister of Railways, had obtained pecuniary advantages in the form of the transfer of landed property in the name of his family members in return for the appointment of substitutes in Group “D” post in different zones of railways
The CBI alleged that the candidates gave Lalu Prasad Yadav's family members land at highly discounted rates up to one-fifth of the prevailing market rates either directly or through their close relatives and family members
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court had issued summons to Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti and 13 others in connection to the land-for-job case, while taking cognisance of the CBI chargesheet filed against them
On March 10, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) team conducted a raid at the residence of Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav in Delhi for over 11 hours
The ED also conducted raids against relatives of Lalu Prasad Yadav at multiple locations across Delhi-NCR and Bihar in the alleged land-for-job scam
The central agency said that the searches resulted in the recovery of unaccounted cash of Rs 1 crore, foreign currency including $1,900, 540 gms gold bullion and over 1.5 kg of gold jewellery worth about Rs 1.25 crore