Fodder scam: Lalu Yadav appears before special CBI court

TIL Desk/National/Patna-RJD chief Lalu Yadav on Monday appeared in a special CBI court here over his involvement in a multi-crore fodder scam.  Lalu’s counsel Prabhat Kumar told, “The case is pertaining to RC38A/1996, in which there are a total of 48 accused and most of them were evading personal appearance. That is why all the accused had been ordered by the court to appear before it.” “So far 15-17 accused have marked their presence in the court, and more are expected to visit.

The court will take legal action against those who failed to comply with its order,” Kumar added. On June 2, the court had summoned 38 people accused in a case related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.31 crore from Dumka treasury including the RJD chief.  Lalu arrived on Ranchi on Sunday evening from Patna. The case trial is under process. Lalu Yadav had already been convicted in a fodder scam and he was awarded five years sentence in October 2013. He is currently on bail.