Land-for-jobs case: Lalu Yadav pressured officials to approve job applications, alleges CBI

Former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav exerted undue pressure on officials to approve the job applications of candidates who had allegedly gifted land parcels to him and his family, the Central Bureau of India told a Delhi court on Monday, according to The Times of India.

The investigation agency made the submissions before Special Judge Vishal Gogne, who was hearing the matter.

The case centres on allegations that between 2004 and 2009, when Yadav was the Union railway minister, his family illegally acquired land at reduced prices in exchange for appointments to Group-D positions in the Indian Railways.