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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday summoned Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and his son and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in connection with a Railways corruption case.
The two have been asked to come to the CBI headquarters in New Delhi for questioning on September 11 and 12.
The CBI had in July filed a corruption case against Lalu, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi for alleged irregularities in leasing two Railway hotels to a private company when the RJD chief was the Railways Minister from 2004 to 2009.
Illegal favours
According to the CBI, Lalu had allegedly granted illegal favours to Sujata Hotels through Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) when he was Minister. The premier investigating agency said the private company was favoured, and the tender process for the development, maintenance and operation of the hotels in Ranchi and Puri was manipulated in exchange for a three-acre plot in Patna where a mall is being built.
Others named as accused in the FIR include Vijay Kochhar, Vinay Kochhar, both directors of Sujata Hotels and owner of Chanakya Hotel; Delight Marketing Company, now known as Lara Projects, and its then Managing Director PK Goel.
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