Last Tuesday, the court held the former Bihar chief minister and others guilty in the fifth fodder scam case, pertaining to illegal withdrawal of ₹139.35 crore from the Doranda treasury in Jharkhand.
The ailing 73-year-old politician, who was shifted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi, from Hotwar jail following the conviction on Tuesday, was earlier sentenced to 14 years in jail in four other cases related to Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa treasuries in Jharkhand.
He was out on bail in those cases till Tuesday when he was again sent to jail after being convicted in Doranda treasury case.
The sixth case in which Lalu Prasad is an accused relates to withdrawals from Banka treasury in Bihar and it is still under trial. As per requests of Prabhat Kumar, counsel of Lalu Prasad earlier, the septuagenarian and ailing client would attended the hearing today through video conferencing from his RIMS ward.
The fodder scam case pertains to illegal withdrawals worth ₹950 crore from various government treasuries for fictitious expenditure on fodder and other requirements for cattle during Lalu Prasad’s term as Bihar chief minister.
The CBI registered 53 separate cases in 1996 after the matter was first unearthed by then Chaibasa deputy commissioner Amit Khare.
