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A Delhi tribunal connected Monday (February 16, 2026) formally framed charges against erstwhile Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and his woman erstwhile Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi successful the alleged land-for-jobs scam case.
Special justice Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Court framed charges of corruption and transgression conspiracy against the two. Mr. Prasad and his woman denied the charges and submitted that they would look trial.
The lawsuit stems from an FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) successful May 2022, citing alleged irregularities successful Group D appointments successful Indian Railways betwixt 2004 and 2009. The bureau alleged that the recruitments were done successful antithetic zones of the railways successful speech for onshore parcels.
The appointees, who were residents of Patna, themselves oregon done household members, sold oregon talented onshore to Mr. Prasad, his household members and a backstage institution they controlled. The steadfast was besides progressive successful the transportation of specified immovable properties successful the names of Mr. Prasad’s household members, the CBI probe said.
The chargesheet filed successful October 2022 besides alleged that nary advertisements oregon nationalist notices were issued for the appointments. The candidates were inducted successful antithetic zonal railways located successful Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur and Hazipur and were aboriginal regularised by the accused and past wide managers of the Indian Railways.
Following the CBI investigation, the Enforcement Directorate started a money-laundering probe successful the lawsuit and detected alleged “proceeds of crime” worthy ₹600 crore.
The tribunal has present fixed the lawsuit for prosecution grounds from March 9 to March 28 connected a day-to-day basis.
