India, Sept. 19 -- A special court at Delhi's Rouse Avenue has ordered charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav and six others in a two-decade-old case linking railway hotel contracts to a prime land parcel in Patna. Special Judge Vishal Gogne directed charges under Sections 3 and 4 of the PMLA against nine of the 16 accused named by the Enforcement Directorate.

Those going on trial include Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi Yadav, former Union Minister Prem Chand Gupta, his wife Sarla Gupta, Lara Projects LLP (formerly Delight Marketing Company), Sujata Hotels, and directors Vinay Kochhar and Vijay Kochhar. Seven other individuals...