New Delhi, October 7
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and 14 others in connection with an alleged land-for-jobs scam during his tenure in the Rail Bhavan, officials said on Friday.
Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti and a former general manager of the Railways have also been named as accused in the chargesheet filed before a special CBI court recently, they added.
The transfers were made through deeds in the name of Rabri Devi and daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav, it alleged, adding 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.
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