‘Land for Job’ Scam: CBI raids 25 places

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Nakul Shivani • 1 Years ago
CBI raided locations in Delhi, Haryana and Bihar in connection with the 'land for job' case
CBI raided locations in Delhi, Haryana and Bihar in connection with the 'land for job' case

 

New Delhi

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted raids at 25 different places reportedly in connection with 'land for job' scam.

The raids were conducted in Delhi, Gurugram, Patna, Katihar and Madhubani.

Earlier on Wednesday morning, the CBI conducted raids at the residences of leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal in the case ahead of the floor test of the Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar assembly.

In Bihar, the raids were conducted at the properties linked to RJD MLC Sunil Singh and three MPs Ashfaque Karim, Faiyaz Ahmed and Subodh Roy.

Meanwhile, the RJD has questioned the timing of the raids on the day when newly formed Bihar government faces a trust vote on the floor of the Vidhan Sabha.

Manoj Jha, RJD MP said the raids were done on purpose to intimidate the party's legislators.

In May 2022, CBI filed an FIR in the "land for railway job" case and named Lalu Yadav, his wife and daughters among several others as accused. CBI had then conducted searches at 17 locations belonging to Lalu Yadav and his family members in Delhi and Bihar.

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The CBI had in July arrested Bhola Yadav, who used to be the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Lalu Prasad Yadav when he was Railway minister, in the alleged scam.