Notably, these appointments were made without any public job advertisements. Investigations revealed that senior officials in the West Central Railways (WCR) facilitated these appointments under Yadav’s direction.According to the CBI, these appointments did not align with the Indian Railways’ established standards and guidelines for recruitment.The CBI also conducted searches across multiple locations, including Delhi and Bihar, to gather evidence.On June 7, the CBI filed a detailed charge-sheet against Yadav, his family members, and 77 other persons, including 38 job seekers.The court had previously expressed concerns over delays in the investigation and mandated the CBI to present its final charge sheet promptly.In October last year, the court had granted bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav and his sons in a related case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).The former CM, seeking stay of the trial, said that the First Information Report (FIR) was lodged in 2022 — almost a 14-year delay — despite the CBI’s initial enquiries and investigations being closed after filing of closure report before the competent court.Claiming innocence in the case, Yadav, in his appeal, said the initiation of the fresh investigation was nothing but an abuse of the process of law.”I am being made to suffer through an illegal, motivated investigation, in violation of his fundamental right to a fair investigation,” Yadav said.
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