Tag: Fodder scam

All you need to know about fodder scam and its Lalu Yadav link

Lalu Yadav’s fate hangs in balance as the CBI special court on Saturday will pronounce the verdict pertaining to the alleged fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 84.5 lakh from the Deoghar district treasury between 1994 and 1996. Here is all you need to know about the scam: The fodder scam was first raked up by the Comptroller General...

December 23, 2017

Fodder scam verdict: BJP conspiring against me, confident of exoneration, says Lalu

Ahead of CBI court’s verdict in a case of fodder scam against him, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday said that the BJP government was conspiring against him and that he was confident of being exonerated. “I have full faith in judiciary. I will be acquitted I am confident. This is a big conspiracy against...

December 23, 2017

Fodder scam: CBI court to decide Lalu’s fate today

A special CBI court in Ranchi will on Saturday decide the fate of two former Chief Ministers of Bihar — Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra — in a case of fodder scam. Lalu, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, reached Ranchi on Friday evening, along with his son Tejashwi Yadav to hear the verdict...

December 23, 2017

Jharkhand ex-Chief Secretary jailed for 5 years in fodder scam

A CBI court here on Wednesday sentenced former Chief Secretary of Jharkhand Sajjal Chakravarty to five years’ imprisonment in a multi-million Animal Husbandry Department (AHD) scam, popularly known as fodder scam. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Court judge Shambhulal Sahu pronounced the quantum of sentence after hearing the arguments of the CBI and Chakravarty’s...

November 22, 2017

Jharkhand’s former Chief secretary convicted in fodder scam

Former Jharkhand Chief Secretary Sajal Chakraborty was convicted in a fodder scam case on Tuesday by a Special CBI court here and remanded in judicial custody, a lawyer said. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on November 21. Sajal Chakraborty was convicted in the multi-million dollar Animal Husbandry Department case, popularly known as...

November 14, 2017

Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad appears in CBI court

Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad appeared on Friday in a special CBI court here in connection with the multi-million fodder scam case. The RJD leader has appeared in three fodder scam cases. The witness, however, did not appear in any case. Lalu Prasad, who appeared in the court...

August 18, 2017

Lalu, Mishra appear in court in fodder scam cases

Bihar former Chief Ministers Lalu Yadav and Jagannath Mishra on Friday appeared in the special CBI court of Ranchi in the fodder scam case. "I have full faith in judiciary. I will appear in court whenever asked," Lalu Prasad told reporters here.  He appeared in two cases related to fraudulent withdrawal from Deoghar district treasury...

June 9, 2017

Fodder scam: Bihar ex-CM Jagannath Mishra appears in court

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra appeared in a special CBI court here on Thursday morning in connection with two fodder scam cases, officials said. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, also a former Bihar Chief Minister, would also appear in the court in a fodder scam case on Friday. Mishra appeared in two...

June 8, 2017

Fodder scam case: RJD chief Lalu Yadav appears in CBI court

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday appeared in a special CBI court here over his alleged involvement in a multi-crore fodder scam case, a government lawyer said. Another former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra would also appear in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Tuesday. Mishra is another accused in...

June 6, 2017

Advantage Lalu, despite legal troubles?

RJD president and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav may appear to be in trouble with the resumption of the fodder scam trial and charges of financial impropriety being levelled against his family members. However, political leaders in Bihar, cutting across party lines, believe he can turn the situation to his advantage. Lalu has...

May 25, 2017

Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad refuses to comment on SC order

RJD president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday refused to make any comment on the Supreme Court order asking him to face separate trials in each of the cases related to the multi-crore fodder scam in which he is an accused. "My lawyers will speak on the issue," he said in reply to a question by reporters....

May 10, 2017

Lalu to face trial in all fodder scam cases: Supreme Court

In a setback for RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Ranchi High Court ruling and ordered that he and two others be tried in the remaining five fodder scam cases. The Rashtriya Janata Dal chief has already been convicted in one of the fodder scam cases with respect to...

May 8, 2017

Lalu Prasad symbolises criminalisation of politics: BJP

The BJP on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order ruling that RJD chief Lalu Prasad will face trial in all four fodder scam cases, saying he symbolises corruption and criminalisation of politics more than any other leader. Its spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao said the verdict reinforces public trust and hope in an honest...

May 8, 2017

Lalu Yadav to stand trial in fodder scam cases: SC

In a big setback to Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and other accused will face separate trials for each case in the Rs. 900 crore fodder scam. The apex court, while setting aside the 2014 order which had stayed the trial against Yadav after...

May 8, 2017