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  India   All India  22 Sep 2017  IRCTC hotels scam: CBI summons Lalu, Tejaswi on September 25, 26

IRCTC hotels scam: CBI summons Lalu, Tejaswi on September 25, 26

PTI
Published : Sep 22, 2017, 8:30 pm IST
Updated : Sep 22, 2017, 8:31 pm IST

Lalu, a former railway minister, has been asked to appear on September 25, and Tejaswi the next day, CBI sources said.

CBI has issued summon to former Railways minister Lalu Yadav, son Tejashwi in connection with alleged corruption in awarding the maintenance contract for two IRCTC hotels to a private firm. (Photo: File | PTI)
 CBI has issued summon to former Railways minister Lalu Yadav, son Tejashwi in connection with alleged corruption in awarding the maintenance contract for two IRCTC hotels to a private firm. (Photo: File | PTI)

New Delhi: The CBI has issued fresh summonses to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and his son Tejaswi Yadav for questioning in connection with alleged graft in giving maintenance contracts of two IRCTC hotels to a private firm, officials said on Friday.

Lalu, a former railway minister, has been asked to appear on September 25, and Tejaswi the next day, CBI sources said.

They had earlier been called on September 11 and 12 but Lalu did not turn up, citing an ongoing court case in Ranchi where his presence was required, while Tejaswi claimed he had political commitments to take care of.

The CBI has alleged that Lalu, as railway minister, handed over maintenance of two hotels run by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, in Ranchi and Puri to Sujata Hotel, a company owned by Vinay and Vijay Kochhar, in return for a prime plot of three acres in Patna through a benami company.

The FIR alleged that, Lalu as the railway minister, abused his official position for extending undue favours to Kochhars, acquired a "high value premium land" through a benami firm Delight Marketing Company, and as a quid pro quo, "dishonestly and fraudulently" managed award of leasing of the two hotels.

The CBI has registered the case against Lalu, his wife Rabri Devi, a former Bihar chief minister, son Tejaswi, who was deputy CM until a few months ago, and Sarla Gupta, wife of Prem Chand Gupta, a former union minister.

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 the then IRCTC managing director P K Goel. 

Tags: irctc hotels scam, lalu prasad, tejaswi yadav
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