CBI registers corruption case against Lalu Yadav, his daughter; raids 17 locations

New Delhi, May 20: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered a new case against RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav and his daughter in a complaint linked to an alleged "land for railway job scam". According to reports, CBI searches are underway at 17 locations in Delhi and Bihar related to Lalu Yadav. "The fresh case of corruption has been registered against Lalu Yadav in a case related to 'land for railway job scam'," sources informed. The alleged scam occurred when Yadav was Railway Minister. Also Read | Unit of Ropar thermal plant resumes operations; power situation eases in Punjab Apart from Lalu, his daughter Misa Bharti has also been named in the report. According to reports, the scam involves taking land from unemployed youths on the pretext of providing them with government jobs. A CBI source also informed that a case has recently been lodged against Lalu and others for accepting bribes from unemployed youths and cheating them on the pretext of providing them jobs in the government sector. This comes after the RJD leader was granted bail in the Rs 950-crore fodder scam case a few weeks ago. He has previously been found convicted in five fodder scam cases. Also Read | Common university entrance test for PG admissions from 2022, says UGC chairman -PTC News