Land-for-job case: Delhi court summons Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi & Tej Pratap Yadav

Tej Pratap Yadav, son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, summoned by Delhi court in land-for-job money laundering case; to appear on October 7.

Former Bihar minister and elder son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, Tej Pratap Yadav has been summoned by the Rouse Avenue court in the national Capital Delhi on Wednesday in the land-for-job money laundering case.

Tej Pratap is the sixth member of Lalu Prasad’s family, whose name has figured in the case. (Representative file photo)

Tej Pratap is the sixth member of Lalu Prasad’s family, whose name has figured in the case. The other members, besides Lalu Prasad are former Bihar CM Rabri Devi, former deputy CM and leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav, and daughters, Lok Sabha MP Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav.

The court said that Tej Pratap Yadav’s involvement could not be ruled out. Although he was not initially charge-sheeted, he was a director at AK Infosys Ltd and has now been summoned.

All of them have been asked to appear before the court on October 7.

Other charge-sheeted individuals who have been summoned include Akhileshwar Singh and his wife, Kiran Devi. The court also clarified that while Singh was made an accused by the ED, his wife Kiran was not initially charged.

Meanwhile, RJD leader Shakti Singh Yadav said the summons had been issued on the basis of supplementary chargesheet and it was nothing new.

“The agencies in this country, which the BJP manipulates for its own purposes, keep targeting opposition leaders. This is a political move. As Tejashwi Yadav’s political activity increases, the BJP and its allies become alert and take notice,” he added.