The CBI on Friday searched multiple locations in Delhi and Bihar in connection with a fresh case registered against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife, two daughters and 12 others for the appointment of substitutes to the Railways’ Group-D posts allegedly in exchange for land parcels.
The searches were carried out on 16 premises linked to the accused persons in Delhi, Patna and Gopalganj in Bihar. Among those arraigned in the case are Mr. Prasad, his wife, Rabri Devi, and daughters Misha Bharti, a Rajya Sabha Member, and Hema Yadav.
The case is the outcome of a CBI preliminary enquiry initiated on September 23, 2021, into the charge that during 2004-09, when Mr. Prasad was the Railway Minister, several persons were appointed as substitutes to the Group-D posts in zones, in lieu of land. They were later regularised.
