Seven Individuals Acquitted as IRCTC Money Laundering Trial Continues

The Delhi court on September 10 cleared seven persons from the IRCTC money‑laundering investigation, granting them discharge under the PMLA. Among those released were Gaurav Gupta, Nathu Malik Kakaraniya, Rahul Yadav, Vijay Tripathi, Devki Nandan Tulshyan, Rajiv Kumar Rellan, and Abhishek Finance Private Limited.

The judge clarified that the evidence presented did not satisfy the threshold required to link these individuals to the alleged financial misconduct. Their acquittal comes as the trial proceeds against the remaining nine accused, which includes former chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.

While the prosecution remains focused on alleged irregularities in the tendering of two IRCTC hotels and a suspicious land deal, the defense maintains that the case is a political witch‑hunt aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the Yadav family.

The court has scheduled the next round of arguments for October 3, where the prosecution will present further material against the nine remaining defendants.