New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- A Delhi court has ordered framing of money laundering charges against former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav and six others in the Enforcement Directorate's case regarding the alleged IRCTC hotel scam.

Out of 16 accused, Special Judge Vishal Gogne discharged seven and framed charges against nine, news agencies reported on 10 September.

Pronouncing the substantive portions of the order orally, the judge, according to legal news websites, said the exacting standards of finding the criminal intent or mens rea (mental state to commit a crime) was not needed at the present stage and the court had to only see whether there is a strong suspicion against the accused.

The court ...