Delhi Court Grants Bail To Lalu Prasad Yadav's Son Tej Pratap, Daughter Hema In Land-For-Jobs Case

Delhi's Rouse avenue court granted bail to RJD leaders Tej Pratap and Hema Yadav on a bail bond of Rs 50,000 and one surety bond in the like amount.

Delhi's Rouse Avenue court has granted bail to RJD leaders Tej Pratap Yadav and Hema Yadav in land-for-jobs case.

Source : PTI

Delhi's Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday granted bail to RJD leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tej Pratap Yadav in the land-for-jobs scam case. Lalu's daughter and RJD leader Hema Yadav was also granted bail by the Delhi court.

The bail has been granted on a bail bond of Rs 50,000 and one surety bond in the like amount.

A Delhi court had summoned RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son Tej Pratap, and daughter Hema Yadav in connection with the CBI case linked to the alleged scam in February this year. The court had also issed fresh summonses to Tejashwi Yadav as well, asking them to appear on March 11.

The summonses were issued after the court took cognisance of the chargesheet filed by CBI in connection with the corruption case. In its chargesheet, the agency named 78 persons, including 30 government officials. Notably, the former Bihar CM and his two sons had already been granted bail in the money laundering case which was being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate.

The CBI alleged that land transfers were made in Rabri Devi (Lalu's wife) and his two daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav. In May 2022, a case was registered by the agency against Lalu, his children, and his wife. 

President Droupadi Murmu had sanctioned the prosecution of Lalu Prasad Yadav in the land-for-jobs case in September last year.

The scam pertains to the alleged transfer of land at cheap rates to the RJD chief, his wife, and his sons and daughters for appointments in Group D jobs in the central railways. It dates back to the time when Lalu Prasad Yadav was the Union Railway Minister between 2004-2009.