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CBI has filed a charge-sheet in the Court of Special Judge, Rouse Avenue Courts, Delhi against 16 accused including then Railway Minister Lalu Parsad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi Former CM of Bihar, daughter Misa Bharti, then GM, Central Railways, then CPO, private persons, candidates etc. in a case related to land for job scam.
(MOREPIC1)During investigation, it has been found that the accused in conspiracy with the then GM Central Railways and CPO, Central Railways Soumya Raghavan engaged persons as substitutes in lieu of land either in their name or in the name of their close relatives.
Raghavan retired as financial commissioner of the railway board.
This land was acquired at prices lower than the prevailing circle rate and much lower than the market rate. It was also alleged that the candidates have used false TC and submitted false attested documents to the Ministry of Railways.
(MOREPIC2)(MOREPIC3)The CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry on September 23, 2021, related to the alleged scam in the railways which was converted into an FIR on May 18.
The charge sheet reveals that the persons were engaged as substitutes in the railways in lieu of land either in their name or in the names of their close relatives. This land was acquired at rates lower than circle rates and much lower than market rates. The accused also includes seven candidates.The land transfers were made through deeds in the name of Rabri Devi and daughters Bharti and Hema Yadav, the CBI alleged.
“Further, the candidates have used false transfer certificates and also submitted false attested documents to the ministry of railways,” the sources said. The central agency has alleged that land measuring about 1.05 lakh square feet in Patna was acquired by Prasad's family members by making payments to the sellers in cash. (SUBHEAD)
In July, the CBI arrested Prasad’s close aide Bhola Yadav in Delhi in connection with the alleged scam.
CBI also conducted searches at four premises — two each in Patna and Darbhanga (in Bihar) — belonging to Yadav, and recovered incriminating documents and a diary from his ancestral house. Yadav was the officer on special duty (OSD) to then railway minister Prasad between 2005 and 2009 during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Yadav’s role in the scam surfaced during his questioning, a CBI official had earlier said.
