Railway tender scam: ED files charge-sheet against Lalu, family

ANI  |  Patna (Bihar) [India] 

The (ED) on Friday filed a charge-sheet against Rashtriya (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, his younger son and 13 others in connection with a Railway tender scam.

Lalu's told ANI, "Now, he (Lalu) will undergo treatment at the (RIMS) in Ranchi. He will be brought back from (AHI) where he is currently admitted."

The former was admitted to the AHI in after his health condition deteriorated late on Monday.

The RJD supremo was granted six weeks provisional bail for treatment in May, which was later extended by the

In July 2017, the CBI registered a corruption case against Lalu, Rabri, Tejashwi and others for allegedly granting favours to a private hotel company through IRCTC when Lalu was the from 2004 to 2009.

The CBI alleged that there were irregularities in awarding the tender for development, maintenance and operation of the BNR hotels in Ranchi and Puri.

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First Published: Fri, August 24 2018. 17:10 IST