Today, On 9th January, Rouse Avenue court has formally framed corruption and criminal conspiracy charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav and several other accused, marking a major development in the high-profile Railway land-for-jobs case.
A Delhi court is set to pronounce its order on framing of charges in the alleged land-for-jobs case involving former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family. The decision will determine whether the CBI case accusing them of illegal railway appointments in exchange for land will proceed to trial.
A Delhi court sentenced Haryana gangster Vikas Gulia and his associate to life imprisonment under MCOCA but refused the death penalty, holding the case does not meet the “rarest of the rare” standard. The court noted the convicts’ reign of terror and multiple serious crimes, while stressing that capital punishment is reserved for exceptionally brutal cases.
