New Delhi: The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday performed searches at a number of places, together with the premises of RJD MLA Kiran Devi and Rajya Sabha member Prem Chand Gupta in reference to the Indian Railways land-for-jobs rip-off. According to the CBI sources, the searches are being performed at 9 places throughout 4 states – Bihar, UP, Delhi and Haryana.
The searches have been performed after the alleged function of the 2 leaders emerged within the rip-off, the CBI sources mentioned. The CBI searches have been unfold throughout Arrah and Patna in Bihar on the premises of Kiran Devi and her husband Arun Singh and in Gurugram, Rewari, Noida and Delhi on the premises of Gupta, they mentioned.
Why Is CBI Probing The Land-For-Jobs Scam?
It is alleged that in RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s tenure as Union Railway Minister from 2004-2009, appointments have been made in Central Railways in violation of norms and procedures of recruitment. No commercial or public discover was issued for the appointments however some residents of Patna have been appointed as substitutes in several zonal railways situated at Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur and Hazipur, it’s alleged.
The CBI additionally alleged that the RJD supremo supplied Group D railway positions in alternate for land plots within the names of his relations, together with his daughters and son Tejashwi Yadav.
Earlier, in July 2022, the CBI arrested Bhola Yadav, the person who served as Lalu Prasad’s officer on particular obligation (OSD) when the latter was the Railway Minister, in reference to the case. Around 16 defendants have been named within the chargesheet, which was submitted on October 10 of final yr on expenses of felony conspiracy and corruption. The ultimate CBI report additionally named Lalu Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti and a number of other others.
The CBI chargesheet states that the case was filed on account of a preliminary investigation towards Lalu Prasad, his relations and a number of other others. It was alleged within the FIR that some people, regardless of being Patna residents, have been appointed as replacements in Group-D posts between 2004 and 2009 in numerous railway zones in Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Hajipur.
In alternate, the people or their households allegedly transferred their lands into the names of Lalu Yadav’s household and a enterprise referred to as AK Infosystems Private Limited, which was later acquired by the RJD supremo’s household.
