The IRCTC scam relates to alleged money laundering in granting the operational contract of two IRCTC hotels to a private firm. Arun Bhardwaj, Special Judge of Patiala House Court granted bail to the accused on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and one security of like amount each. The next hearing is schedule for February 11.
A court in Delhi granted bail to former CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav and others in connection with illegal transfer of money in the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) scam. However, Lalu Yadav, the Rashtriya Dal Chief and also the former CM of Bihar, will have to continue to stay in jail over the fodder scam cases against him.
Apart from granting regular bail to the accused and people in connection with the accused person. The court also ordered and directed the accused to surrender their passports and asked them not to leave the country without prior notice.
“We are confident of getting justice. We trust the judiciary.”
Tejashwi Yadav told reporters the reporters when asked about his opinion regarding the orders
Claiming that they were being framed infamously by the BJP in the scams, Tejashwi said even Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samajwadi Party President Mayawati have come under scammer of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ever since the duo joined hands ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
On January 19, the court had extended the interim bail granted to the three – Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav which ended today.
Source: Express News Service (ENS)
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