Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI,) Patna, on the 23rd of November.
The RJD leader and the former Chief Minister of Bihar was asked to appear in relation to fodder scam cases. It is to be noted, Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav is convicted in four different fodder scams during his CM tenure in Bihar.
In 1992 to 1993, during the reign of the RJD Government, the then Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav withdrew Rs. 33.67 crores from the Chaibasa treasury. In December 2017, Mr. Yadav was sentenced to imprisonment of 7 years after being convicted in the fodder scam for offences under Section 120B, Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 477(A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 13(i)(c)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption.
According to sources, Lalu Prasad Yadav is convicted in four different fodder scams. In addition, a trial in the Doranda Fodder scam is still pending.
Lalu Prasad Yadav served jail terms of a total of 14 years in multiple fodder scam cases. Out of the five cases in Jharkhand, Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted in four different cases, 2 of Chaibasa, 1 of Deoghar, and 1 of Dumka and a trial is on in the Doranda Treasury case. Lalu Prasad Yadav got bail in the Chaibasa fraud case and Deoghar fraud case.
As of now, Lalu Prasad Yadav is out on bail in all the four fodder scams and investigation in one scam is pending.
Stay tuned for further updates.
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