Fodder scam: Lalu, Jagannath statements to be recorded
February 2nd, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANSRanchi, Feb 2 (IANS) The statements of two former Bihar chief ministers — Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra — will be recorded from Feb 13 in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here in the multi-million fodder scam.
The statements will be recorded in a case related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.37 crore from Chaibasa treasury. The statements of all the 330 witness in the case have been recorded.
There are 46 accused in the case, including Lalu Yadav and Mishra, whose statements will be recorded Feb 13 and 14.
On Thursday, a CBI court also convicted 26 people and awarded them 1-6 years of jail term in a fodder scam case.
Lalu Prasad and Mishra are accused in five cases related to the scam. Their trial is on in CBI courts in Ranchi.
The fodder scam hit the headlines in the late 1990s in Bihar where officials and politicians were accused of illegally withdrawing crores of rupees of public money in the guise of purchasing cattle fodder.
A total of 61 cases were filed in the scam and 53 were transferred to Jharkhand after it was carved out from Bihar in 2000.
With Thursday’s verdict, different CBI courts in Ranchi have passed judgments in 40 cases.
- Fodder scam case: Lalu to appear in court Tuesday (Lead) - Feb 13, 2012
- Lalu and Mishra appear in CBI court on fodder scam case - Feb 14, 2012
- Lalu, Mishra deny charges in fodder scam case (Lead) - Feb 14, 2012
- 26 get 1-5 years' jail terms for fodder scam - Feb 02, 2012
- Ranchi court convicts 64 in fodder scam - Jan 31, 2012
- 4 to 7 years' jail for 40 convicted in fodder scam case - May 07, 2012
- Fodder scam: 64 convicts get jail terms in one case (Second Lead) - Jan 31, 2012
- 64 people sentenced in fodder scam (Lead) - Jan 31, 2012
- 69 convicted in fodder scam - May 03, 2012
- Charges framed against Lalu, Mishra in fodder scam (Lead) - Mar 01, 2012
- 62 convicted in fodder scam, 23 jailed - Jan 28, 2011
- 61 convicted in fodder scam case - Jan 16, 2012
- Nine sentenced in fodder scam case - Nov 30, 2010
- Fodder scam: 35 sentenced to prison - Jan 29, 2011
- Fodder scam: Key facts - Jan 31, 2012
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