In fresh trouble for RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids on Friday 15 different locations He and his daughter Misa Bharti are linked in connection with land for job scam in Bihar and Delhi. The scam involved taking land on the pretext of providing government jobs to unemployed youths when Lalu was a Union minister.
Officials said the alleged land-for-job scam dates back to the time when Lalu Prasad Yadav was the railway minister in the UPA government.
“Yadav, when he was a Union minister, through his aide or directly told innocent people that he would help them get government jobs. And they took the land from the job seekers. However, jobs were not provided to everyone,” the report quoted sources as saying. The development comes weeks after the RJD leader was granted bail in the Rs 950-crore fodder scam case. He has already been convicted in five cases of fodder scam.
As the leader goes through another brawl, News18 Provides brief details of cases against Lalu Yadav:
Fodder scam or ‘fodder scam’
The RJD chief was recently granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court in the Doranda treasury case in which a special CBI court sentenced him to five years in jail.
Lalu Yadav found guilty for Rs 139.5 crore Doranda treasury embezzlement caseFifth and last case against him in fodder scam. The former Bihar chief minister was among the remaining convicts who were sentenced in February. Of the 99 accused in the previous fodder scam case, 24 were acquitted, while 46 others were sentenced to three years in jail.
The veteran leader was earlier sentenced to 14 years in jail in four other fodder scam cases. The last case pertained to the withdrawal of Rs 139.35 crore from the Doranda treasury during his tenure as the chief minister of undivided Bihar. He was out on bail when he was convicted again.
Fodder scam, estimated at Rs 950 crore found out for the first time By the then Chaibasa Deputy Commissioner Amit Khare. The Animal Husbandry Department had allegedly issued bogus bills for huge disbursements from the state exchequer in various districts of undivided Bihar. The then Chief Minister Lalu Yadav also held the Finance portfolio.
When the expenditure information was not provided in time, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) warned about money laundering in the treasuries of Bihar in 1985. The Congress was in power in the state at that time, and the Chief Minister was Jagannath Mishra.
Finally in 1996, Amit Khare, Deputy Commissioner of Animal Husbandry Department authorized the search. The documents collected reveal that money was embezzled under the guise of supply of fodder. It began with small-scale fraud perpetrated by lower-level government personnel, but has now expanded to include corporations and politicians.
The state administration constituted two commissions after the searches. One of them was led by State Development Commissioner Phoolchand Singh, who was eventually implicated in the scheme. As a result, the commission had to be repealed. On the orders of the state government, the Bihar Police registered several FIRs.
Several Public Interest Litigations (PILs) were also filed in the Patna High Court to transfer the case to the CBI. “As per the state, over 1977-78 evacuations are taking place in the department. I believe that the proposed investigation and investigation should cover the entire period from 1977-78 to 1995-96. wire,
“Accordingly, I direct the CBI through its Director to investigate and investigate all cases of excess clearance and expenditure in the Animal Husbandry Department in the State of Bihar during the period 1977-78 to 1995-96 and register such cases Where the withdrawal is found to be fraudulent, and to take the investigation to its logical end at the earliest; preferably, within four months,” the court order said.
The role of Lalu, former chief minister Jagannath Mishra and top officials came under scrutiny as the CBI launched its probe.
First Conviction and What Happened After
In 2013, the RJD chief was earlier convicted in the fodder scam case and sentenced to five years in jail chaibasa Illegal return of cases. The verdict also barred him from running for office for 11 years, according to a Supreme Court ruling that barred prisoners serving more than two years in prison from running for office for six years after serving their term. Went.
Later he got bail in this case. On December 23, 2017, Lalu was sentenced to three and a half years in jail by a special CBI court for illegal withdrawal of over Rs 80 lakh. Deoghar Treasure. On January 24, 2018, he was found guilty in the third case, involving illegal withdrawal of Rs 33.67 crore from the Chaibasa treasury, and was sentenced to five years in prison. Fourth, as on March 4, 2018, involving illegal withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore Dumka Treasury, sentenced him to seven years in prison.
appropriation case
Lalu was accused disproportionate assets in 1998. The RJD leader was accused of extorting Rs 46 lakh from the exchequer by the Income Tax Department, which listed Rabri as a co-accused for aiding and abetting the crime.
In 2000, the pair surrendered before the CBI court. Rabri, who was then the Chief Minister, was released on surety. The Patna High Court had then also granted bail to Lalu. In 2006, he was found not guilty in the case.
Misa Money Laundering Case
ED is investigating Lalu’s daughter Misa Bharti and her husband Shailesh Kumar in a case of money laundering. The couple is said to be related to Miss Michel Printers and Packers Pvt Ltd, which allegedly violated the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002.
IRCTC case
The CBI is probing allegations of irregularities in tenders awarded for construction, maintenance and management of a private firm Sujata Hotels. Do Railway Hotel Ranchi and Puri. Termed as the IRCTC scam, the scam started in 2004 when Lalu was the railway minister in the UPA government. According to the CBI, Rabri and Tejashwi were given prime property in Patna at bargain prices in return for their cooperation, the reports mentioned.
According to the CBI, Lalu misused his position in favor of Sujata Hotel, which is owned by Vinay and Vijay Kochhar. In return, he received Rs 1.5 crore from a benami firm, Delight Marketing Company, for “high-value premium land”. Rabri and Tejashwi gradually gained control of the corporation between 2010 and 2014. Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate recently attached a three-acre plot worth Rs 44.7 crore in Patna, which allegedly belonged to the family of RJD president Lalu Prasad and was to be the site of one. Largest mall in the city. The property is also the subject of a CBI probe, and the family members have been questioned by central agencies under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
With inputs from PTI and IANS.
read all Breaking News , today’s fresh news And IPL 2022 Live Updates Here.