Fresh Trouble For Lalu Prasad Yadav: CBI registers corruption case against RJD Chief, his daughter; raids underway

New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation registers a fresh case of corruption against RJD Chief Lalu Yadav and his daughter. Raids are underway at 17 locations in Delhi and Bihar related to Lalu Yadav, said sources.

Apart from Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members have also been named accused in the new case.

This comes a month after RJD chief walked out of jail after the Jharkhand High Court granted him bail in the ₹ 139 crore Doranda Treasury scam case.

Central Bureau of Investigation registers a fresh case of corruption against RJD Chief Lalu Yadav and his daughter. Raids are underway at 17 locations in Delhi and Bihar related to Lalu Yadav: Sources

(Visuals from Patna, Bihar) pic.twitter.com/qiil99Lpau

— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2022

In February, a CBI special court had sentenced him to five years in prison in the case. A fine of  ₹ 60 lakh was also imposed.

#WATCH Police presence outside the Patna residence of former Bihar CM Rabri Devi as CBI conducts raids at multiple locations of RJD Chief Lalu Yadav in a fresh case relating to alleged ‘land for railway job scam’#Bihar pic.twitter.com/mwIdvdT9N3

— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2022

This is a developing story.