New Delhi, 16 April (H.S.):
Rouse Avenue Court postponed its verdict on framing charges in the railway tender scam's money laundering probe Thursday. Special Judge Vishal Gogne, reserving judgment February 13, rescheduled pronouncement for May 6.
On January 28, 2019, ED granted regular bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, and Tejashwi Yadav on ₹1 lakh personal bonds each. January 19, 2019, saw CBI bail for Lalu. October 13, 2025, the court framed CBI-linked charges against them and others.
ED took cognizance September 17, 2018, naming 16 accused: Lalu, Rabri, Tejashwi, M/s Lara Projects LLP, Sarla Gupta, Premchand Gupta, Gaurav Gupta, Nath Mal Kakrania, Rahul Yadav, Vijay Tripathi, Devkinandan Tulsyan, M/s Sujata Hotels, Vinay Kochhar, Vijay Kochhar, Rajiv Kumar Relan, M/s Abhishek Finance Pvt Ltd.
Alleged Tender Manipulation
As Railway Minister, Lalu allegedly transferred Ranchi and Puri hotels to IRCTC, awarding maintenance tenders to Kochhar brothers' Sujata Hotels via rigged process.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
