According to CBI's chargesheet, the candidates directly or through their relatives, sold land to Lalu Prasad at highly discounted rates and that Lalu's family acquired over 1 lakh sq ft of land for only ₹26 lakh as against the circle rate of more than ₹4.39 crore

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