Overview

• Prosecutors told the court that Lalu Prasad Yadav handed over an unsigned list of 120 candidates at a 2008 Railway Board conference and later threatened a general manager with career consequences to secure approvals
• Evidence showed officials bypassed full verification processes under sustained pressure and forwarded dozens of substitute staff appointments based on Yadav’s recommendations
• Charge sheets filed between 2022 and 2024 allege that families of appointed candidates transferred undervalued land parcels to the Yadav family in exchange for Group D railway jobs
• Investigators highlighted discrepancies in recruitment documents, such as sequential roll numbers on caste and residence certificates, as signs of collective forgery
• The defense is slated to respond before Special Judge Vishal Gogne reserves his order on framing charges and deciding whether the case will proceed to trial