Land-for-jobs case: CBI summons former railways official
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned a former railways official of the South Zone to question him in connection with its ongoing investigation into the land-for-jobs case, said people in the know.
Former Union railways minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav, amongst others already stand charge sheeted in the case. The official summoned is believed to have “processed applications” received from aspirants seeking to secure jobs in lieu of land allegedly offered to Lalu and his kin. The railways official was in service when Lalu Prasad was the railways minister.
