New Delhi/Patna: A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his sons, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, and Tej Pratap Yadav in the money laundering case linked to the land-for-jobs scam.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne granted bail to all the accused in the case on a personal bond of Rs. one lakh each. The court highlighted that the accused were not arrested during the investigation. The next date of hearing is October 25.
Soon after the bail order, Tejashwi said, “The case is a political conspiracy against us. The public has understood how the BJP is misusing probe agencies to take political revenge. There is nothing concrete in this case; that is why we have granted bail."
Lalu also reacted by saying that he has full faith in the court and “justice will be done in the case."
Know About Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed its case based on an FIR lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The ED filed the final report in the case on August 6.
It submitted a supplementary charge sheet in this case last month naming 11 persons as accused. Lalu, his wife Rabri Devi, their son Tejashwi, and daughter Misa Bharti have appeared in court several times in this matter.
What Is a Land-For-Jobs Scam
The RJD supremo was accused of abusing his position as Union railway minister between 2004 and 2009 by providing Group D jobs to many people in the West Central Zone of the railways in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The jobs were allegedly given in exchange for land gifted or transferred by recruits to the RJD supremo's family or associates.
