A Delhi Special Court on Monday granted regular bail to former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) case filed by Directorate of Enforcement under the provisions of Money Laundering Act.
CBI Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj on December, 20 granted interim bail to Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) scam case and further extended the interim bail till January 28.
CBI has registered a case in July last year against Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi and Sarla Gupta wife of Former Union Minister Prem Chand Gupta, Vijay and Vinay Kochhar both Directors of Sujata Hotels and owner of Chanakya Hotel, Delight Marketing Company now known as Lara Projects and the then IRCTC Managing Director P K Goel.
It was alleged that Rashtriya Janta Dal Leader had abused his official position for extending undue favours to the Kochhar.
CBI has filed a chargesheet on April16, 2018 by submitting before the court that there were sufficient evidence against Lalu, Rabri, Tejashwi and other s accused persons in the case related to alleged irregularities in granting operational contract of two IRCTC hotels to a private firm. (UNI)
