CBI Reopens Probe Against Lalu Yadav In Railway Projects Case

The CBI had in 2018 started a probe into allegations of corruption in the allotment of Railway projects when Lalu Yadav held the portfolio in the UPA-1 government.

In a move that will likely raise a political storm, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reopened a corruption case against former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, months after the Bihar reversal in which his party tied up with Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) and formed the government.

The CBI had in 2018 started a probe into allegations of corruption in the allotment of Railway projects when Mr Yadav held the portfolio in the UPA-1 government.

The inquiry was closed in May 2021, with CBI sources saying that "no case has been made out of the allegations". Apart from Mr Yadav, his son and Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, and daughters Chanda Yadav and Ragini Yadav are among the accused in the case.

The CBI's move to reopen the case comes months after Nitish Kumar parted ways with the BJP in Bihar and joined hands with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to form the government. Mr Kumar had then alleged a BJP plan to split his party.