The matter was adjourned for further proceedings on December 19, 2025, the court was informed.

CBI Verifies Most Accused in Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Land-for-Jobs Case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed a Delhi court on Monday about the land-for-jobs scam involving Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav that it had “largely completed” the verification of all accused in the case. According to CBI officials, the disclosure was made during hearings before Special CBI Judge Vishal Gogne, who is adjudicating whether sufficient evidence exists to frame formal charges against the accused.

According to the prosecution’s submission to the court, out of the 103 individuals named as accused in the case, four have died, and the agency is in the process of filing a Death Verification Report for one of the deceased, Ashwani Kumar Malhotra, while completing the remaining formal verifications. The matter was adjourned for further proceedings on December 19, 2025, the court was informed.

The alleged scam dates back to appointments made in the Group-D category of the Indian Railways’ West Central Zone based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, during Lalu Prasad Yadav’s tenure as Union Railway Minister from 2004 to 2009. The CBI has alleged that these appointments were made in return for land parcels gifted or transferred by recruits to Yadav’s family members and associates at undervalued rates, a practice said to be in violation of established recruitment norms.

Chargesheets filed by the agency include Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, their son and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, and several others, asserting that the transactions involved benami properties and constituted criminal misconduct and criminal conspiracy. According to their lawyers, the accused have denied the charges, claiming political motivation behind the investigation.

According to CBI officials, in recent weeks, the court had deferred its order on framing charges and directed the CBI to file a status report on the accused, after which the agency indicated substantial progress in verification. The case remains under active judicial scrutiny as the next hearing approaches.

Source: Hindustan Times