Railway Land for Jobs Scam (F.I.R. No. 04/2022)

The 'land-for-jobs' scam case, formally registered by the CBI as F.I.R. No. 04/2022, implicates Tejashwi Yadav, his parents Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, and other family members. The allegations center on the period between 2004 and 2009 when Lalu Prasad Yadav served as the Union Minister for Railways. The CBI claims that prospective candidates were appointed to Group D positions in various zones of the Indian Railways in exchange for transferring their land parcels to the Yadav family, particularly to a company named AB Exports Private Limited, which was later allegedly taken over by Tejashwi Yadav and his family members. These land transfers were allegedly made at prices significantly lower than the prevailing market rates. The CBI initiated preliminary enquiries in September 2021 and subsequently registered a regular case in May 2022. Several rounds of questioning and searches at various premises linked to the family have been conducted. In July 2023, the CBI filed a chargesheet against Tejashwi Yadav and others, alleging that he profited from these transactions and was actively involved in their concealment. The case is now proceeding in a special court in Delhi, with the accused facing charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code.