Overview

• Senior advocate Maninder Singh argued that sale deeds and payments show the land in question was purchased rather than exchanged for railway posts.
• He challenged the CBI’s portrayal of Rabri Devi as a beneficiary, asking why she would pay for plots if they were part of a job-for-land trade.
• He referenced an agency witness who said he sold land because Lalu Prasad Yadav was assembling a larger tract, without stating he was unpaid.
• Special Judge Vishal Gogne continued hearings on whether to frame charges, with Devi’s arguments set to resume on Wednesday.
• The prosecution alleges Group-D jobs in the West Central Railway (2004–2009) were granted in return for land transfers to Yadav’s family or associates, with 103 accused on record and four reported deceased.