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CBI Books Lalu Prasad Yadav In Fresh Corruption Case, Raids Underway At 17 Locations
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Bihar, 20 May 2022 6:13 AM GMT
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The new corruption case is based on the allegations that the former CM received bribes in the form of plots of land to give jobs to people while he was serving as the Union Railway Minister in the UPA government.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday, May 20, had booked the former Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, in a fresh corruption case over alleged irregularities in recruitment between 2004 and 2009 when he was serving as the Railways Minister.
The investigation agency has launched a search operation at 17 locations spread across Delhi, Patna, and Gopalganj linked to the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and his family members, including his daughter Misa Bharti, among others.
Fresh Corruption Case
The fresh corruption case is based on the allegations that the former CM received bribes in the form of plots of land to give jobs to people while he was serving as the Union Railway Minister in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, reported The Indian Express.
The CBI has alleged that Yadav, including his family members, accepted land and properties as bribes for giving out railway jobs to the aspirants.
In the recent visuals from the raids this morning, police personnel can be seen at the Patna residence of Yadav's wife and former Chief Minister of Bihar Rabri Devi.
Politicians Reactions
Dr Mukesh Roshan, the RJD legislator, said Yadav is in Delhi, and his son and party leader Tejashwi Yadav is also away. He alleged, "Those in power are targeting Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav because they are aware of their popularity," quoted NDTV.
Shivanand Tiwary, a senior RJD politician, said the CBI's move to dig out an old case against the party patriarch could be a warning to CM Nitish Kumar.
He said, "The BJP is getting uneasy about Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav coming together on the demand for a case Census. The timing of these raids points to this. Otherwise, why has the CBI suddenly taken up this case at a time when Nitish Kumar is set to call an all-party meeting on the demand for caste Census," quoted the publication.
Recently Granted Bail
The development comes weeks after the 73-year-old politician walked out of jail after Jharkhand High Court granted him bail in the Rs 139 crore Doranda Treasury scam case.
A CBI special court had in February sentenced him to five years of imprisonment in the case and also fined him Rs 60 lakh. The treasury scam case was one of the five fodder scams in which Yadav has been convicted and facing the trial.
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