Politics News | Posted on Feb 14, 2012 at 01:16pm IST

Fodder case: Lalu appears before special CBI court

Press Trust of India

Ranchi: Former Bihar chief minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Tuesday appeared before a special CBI court which recorded his statement in connection with a fodder scam case.

The court of Pravas Kumar Singh recorded the statements under CrPc 313 in the case pertaining to alleged fraudulent withdrawal of about Rs 37.7 crore from Chaibasa treasury between 1992 and 1995.

Lalu faces charges in six fodder cases - five in Ranchi and one in Patna.

Fodder case: Lalu appears before special CBI court

He had been acquitted by a Patna court in a DA case, related to the fodder scam, in 2006.

A total of 41 out of 53 cases were completed in convictions with over 300 persons being convicted in the Rs 950 crore scam that was unearthed in 1996.

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