Lalu arrives in Ranchi after being discharged from AIIMS

Press Trust of India  |  Ranchi 

Prasad was today

brought to the state capital from the (AIIMS) in as his condition improved significantly.

"He will now be taken to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences," said a at the Ranchi railway station where Prasad alighted from

The Rashtriya (RJD) president, who has been serving a jail term in connection with a fodder scam, had boarded the train from yesterday.

He was admitted to AIIMS on March 29 for specialised treatment.

In an official statement yesterday, AIIMS had said, "Prasad was referred from the to AIIMS for management of his acute medical condition. He has improved significantly and as per advise of the medical board constituted for his treatment, he is being referred back to the Ranchi Medical College".

Prasad, however, alleged a "political conspiracy" behind his discharge.

The former also urged the AIIMS to continue his treatment at the institute till his recovery, and said the institute would be held responsible if something untoward happened to him.

Prasad has been convicted in four fodder scam cases since 2013 -- the latest being the Dumka treasury case, in which a special sentenced him to 14 years in jail.

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First Published: Tue, May 01 2018. 11:45 IST