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Land-for-jobs railway case (CBI)
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- What
- The CBI’s case that Group-D railway appointments made while Lalu Prasad Yadav was railway minister, 2004 to 2009, were given in return for land gifted or transferred to his family members or associates
- Status
- On 9 January 2026 a Delhi court ordered charges framed against 41 people and discharged 52; formal framing was posted for 23 January
Connections (4)
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) / Chargesheeted Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav and others / Land-for-jobs railway case (CBI)Allegation
- The CBI alleges that Group-D appointments in the Indian Railways’ West Central Zone, made while Lalu Prasad Yadav was railway minister from 2004 to 2009, were given in return for land gifted or transferred in the names of his family members or associates, in violation of norms and with benami properties. The accused have denied the charges, claiming the case is politically motivated.9 Jan 2026 · PTI (via Deccan Herald) · Land-for-job scam: Delhi court orders framing of charges against Lalu, Tejashwi Yadav, and others
- Lalu Prasad Yadav / Charges ordered framed against him, 9 January 2026 / Land-for-jobs railway case (CBI)Allegation
- Special Judge Vishal Gogne ordered charges framed against him, his family members and others, saying he used the railway ministry as his “personal fiefdom” to run a criminal enterprise in which public employment was a bargaining chip to acquire land. The court framed charges against 41 people and discharged 52, and posted formal framing for 23 January.9 Jan 2026 · PTI (via Deccan Herald) · Land-for-job scam: Delhi court orders framing of charges against Lalu, Tejashwi Yadav, and others
- Tejashwi Yadav / Charges ordered framed against him, 9 January 2026 / Land-for-jobs railway case (CBI)Allegation
- Rabri Devi / Named in the CBI’s chargesheets / Land-for-jobs railway case (CBI)Allegation