Lalu Prasad Yadav

The ED has recorded the statement of Prasad’s wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, their children including Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, daughters Misa Bharti (RJD MP in Rajya Sabha), Chanda Yadav and Ragini Yadav, over the last few months, in this case.

Though this is the second charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case before a special court here, it is the first time that Tejashwi Yadav has been named as an accused.

The searches are covering some leaders linked to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in towns like Patna and Phulwari Sharif, officials said.

The RJD leader's views were echoed by Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, a senior minister in the cabinet who belongs to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U).

Lalu Prasad Yadav, 74, returned last month from Singapore where he had gone for treatment of his kidney problems.   .

The CBI had named the RJD supremo, his wife, and daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav, in addition to 12 others who were given jobs in Railway zones of Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Hajipur in 2008-09, in the case.

Lalu Prasad claimed that the BJP wants to disturb communal harmony in society to hide the real issues that people are facing. I along with Nitish Kumar ji will meet Sonia (Gandhi) ji in Delhi.

Lalu Prasad welcomed Kumar's decision and conveyed his wishes to him, the RJD chief's daughter and MP Misa Bharti said.

The 74-year-old former Bihar chief minister is admitted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) of the hospital's Cardio Neuro (CN) Centre.

Lalu Prasad Yadav had on July 3 fractured his shoulder and injured his back after he tripped and fell at his wife Rabri Devi's residence.

The CBI has registered a fresh corruption case relating to alleged 'land for railway job scam against Lalu Prasad Yadav and his daughter

73-year-old Lalu Prasad is in custody following his conviction and sentencing by a CBI court in February in a fodder scam case involving embezzlement of over Rs 139 crore from Doranda treasury.

The RJD supremo, who has been handed down 14 years imprisonment and slapped with a total fine of Rs 60 lakh, has secured bail in four earlier cases of Rs 950-crore fodder scam

Lalu Prasad, who has already been convicted in four other cases of the fodder scam, is also an accused in the fifth and final case.

The former Bihar chief minister, who has been sentenced to 14 years in jail in four fodder scam cases, is also an accused in the fifth and final case.

Though the function was organised discreetly, reports said the engagement and wedding rituals were held in Sainik Farm area of the national capital.

The veteran politician, an accused in the Dumka treasury case linked to the fodder scam, is reportedly down with fever and drowsiness. Although his condition is not serious, blood reports are presently awaited.

Prasad attacked the Nitish Kumar government over 'rampant corruption', alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis and 'four murders' taking place in the state every day.

In January 2018, a preliminary probe was initiated for corruption against Lalu Yadav and real estate developer DLF Group.

In the Dumka case of the Bihar fodder scam, Yadav was convicted for withdrawing Rs 3.13 crore from the treasury in the city in Jharkhand, formerly in Bihar.