Railways irregularities case: CBI summons Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi Yadav

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday has summoned former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav in Railway hotel tender case.

CBI has summoned Lalu to appear before the court on 11th September and Tejashwi Yadav on 12th September.

The case relates to Lalu allegedly granting illegal favours to a private hotel company through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), when he was railway minister from 2004 to 2009.

CBI had earlier filed a FIR in the case on July 7, 2017, alleging that irregularities were carried out by Lalu Yadav. On the same day, CBI had also raided 12 locations linked to Lalu and his family members including in Patna, New Delhi, Ranchi and Gurgaon.

Apart from Lalu Yadav and his son Tejashwi, former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, the then IRCTC MD, P K Goyal, the wife of Yadav's confidante Prem Chand Gupta, Sarla, and others are also accused in the case.

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