India, Oct. 13 -- In a setback for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls, a Delhi court on Monday ordered the framing of corruption and conspiracy charges against party patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, and their son Tejashwi Yadav in the long-running IRCTC land-for-hotel scam.

The Rouse Avenue court framed charges under sections of cheating, criminal conspiracy, and the Prevention of Corruption Act, after finding "sufficient material" presented by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), according to reports in the media.

The trio pleaded not guilty, with Lalu Yadav asserting he would "face trial," and Rabri Devi calling the case "wrong."

The case dates back to Lal...