Overview

• Special Judge Vishal Gogne postponed the decision on framing charges until August 5 after seeking further details from the CBI.
• The case alleges that Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav manipulated tender processes for two IRCTC-run hotels in Puri and Ranchi between 2004 and 2014.
• The CBI charge sheet accuses the accused of criminal conspiracy, cheating and corruption in manipulated tenders that transferred BNR properties to IRCTC and leased them to Sujata Hotels.
• The defence has challenged the sufficiency of the CBI’s evidence and questioned the validity of the prosecutorial sanction to charge the former railway minister and his family.
• Repeated adjournments in this high-profile case underscore the procedural complexities of prosecuting senior political figures over corruption allegations.