New Delhi, 13 February (H.S.): The Rouse Avenue Court has reserved its judgment on framing charges against the accused in the money laundering case linked to the railway tender scam. The bench of Special Judge Vishal Gogne ordered that the decision will be pronounced on March 3.
In the case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 28, 2019, the court had granted bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, and Tejashwi Yadav on personal bonds of one lakh rupees each. Separately, in the case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on January 19, 2019, the court had granted regular bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Notably, on October 13, 2025, the court had directed that charges be framed against Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav, and other accused in the CBI-linked railway tender scam matter.The court had taken cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the ED on September 17, 2018.
The accused in this case include Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav, M/s Lara Projects LLP, Sarla Gupta, Prem Chand Gupta, Gaurav Gupta, Nathmal Khajaranaiya, Rahul Yadav, Vijay Tripathi, Devki Nandan Tulsyan, M/s Sujata Hotel, Vinay Kochar, Vijay Kochar, Rajiv Kumar Railan, and M/s Abhishek Finance Private Limited.
Allegations against Lalu Prasad Yadav center on his tenure as Railway Minister, during which he allegedly transferred two railway hotels to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and issued tenders for their management. The allocation of two hotels in Ranchi and Puri was specifically transferred to Sujata Hotel, a company owned by the Kochar brothers.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
