The CBI on Saturday questioned the non-public secretary of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in reference to land-for-jobs “rip-off” within the Railways when his father Lalu Prasad was the minister, officers mentioned.
Sanjay Yadav was summoned to look earlier than the company on Saturday, a day after the CBI chargesheeted Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi and their daughter Misa Bharti within the case, they mentioned.
Sanjay, who served as Tejashwi’s PS throughout his first tenure as Deputy CM in 2015 as nicely, was summoned earlier additionally however he had challenged the CBI notices earlier than the Delhi Excessive Court docket, they mentioned.
Officers mentioned Sanjay arrived on the company headquarters right here within the morning the place he’s being questioned.
Within the cost sheet filed earlier than a particular CBI courtroom right here, the company has additionally named Prasad’s daughter Misa Bharti, former basic supervisor of Central Railways Sowmya Raghvan, former CPO Railways Kamal Deep Mainrai, seven aspirants appointed as substitutes and 4 non-public people.
“Throughout investigation, it has been discovered that the accused, in conspiracy with the then GM Central Railways and CPO, Central Railways, engaged individuals as substitutes in lieu of land both of their identify or within the identify of their shut kin,” CBI spokesperson mentioned in an announcement.
The company has stored the investigation open with respect to different suspects, they mentioned.
“This land was acquired at costs decrease than the prevailing circle price and far decrease than the market price. It was additionally alleged that the candidates have used false TC and submitted false attested paperwork to the Ministry of Railways,” the spokesperson mentioned.
Throughout the probe, the company claimed to have discovered a tough disc from 10 Round Highway Patna, the then camp workplace of Prasad when he was Union Railway Minister, carrying an inventory of 1458 candidates who have been engaged in Railways throughout his tenure.
The CBI has alleged that residents of Patna, Bihar have been appointed as ‘Substitutes’ in Group-D posts in numerous zones of Railways who have been regularised throughout the interval 2004-09.