Observing that there was a “strong suspicion of abuse of office by former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad” Yadav, a Delhi court ordering the framing of charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, their son and RJD MLA Tejashwi Yadav, and several others, in connection with alleged irregularities in the leasing of two Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) hotels.
Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after hearing arguments from both sides over several months.
The Yadav family has denied the allegations and questioned the investigation, maintaining that there is no substantive evidence linking them to the alleged wrongdoing.
They have also alleged that the case is politically motivated.
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5 Money-laundering charges The court also framed money laundering charges against Sarla Gupta, Prem Chand Gupta, Sujata Hotels, Vinay Kochhar, and Vijay Kochar.
However, the court discharged Mr.
Lalu Yadav’s son-in-law Rahul Yadav from the proceedings, along with Gaurav Gupta, Nath Mal Kankarnia, Vijay Tripathi, D.N.
Tulshyan, Rajiv Relan, and Abhishek Finance.
The latest order follows an earlier decision dated October 13, 2025, when the court framed charges against Mr.
Lalu Yadav for alleged corruption, criminal conspiracy, and cheating in the related IRCTC case.
Ms.
Devi and Mr.
Tejashwi Yadav were also charged with offences including conspiracy and cheating.
IRCTC scam case: Delhi HC asks CBI to reply to Tejashwi Yadav’s plea against charge framing order Bribed for IRCTC hotels According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mr.
Lalu Yadav allegedly received high-value land and shares as illegal consideration for facilitating contracts in favour of private parties during his tenure as Union Railway Minister.
The case stems from an FIR registered by the CBI in 2017 against Mr.
Lalu Yadav, members of his family, IRCTC officials, and others.
The agency alleged that, between 2004 and 2009, when Mr.
Lalu Yadav was the Union Railway Minister, he entered into a criminal conspiracy with the owners of certain hotels in Patna and Puri.
The CBI has alleged that the tendering process for the leasing of two IRCTC hotels was manipulated and contracts were awarded to the accused in exchange for alleged bribes in the form of high-value land and shares.
Following the completion of its investigation, the CBI filed a chargesheet against Lalu Yadav and the other accused.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) subsequently initiated proceedings under the PMLA based on the allegations in the CBI case and began investigating the alleged proceeds of crime arising from the transactions.
IRCTC case: Delhi court frames charges against Lalu Prasad, his family
