Lalu’s fodder scam case hearing deferred

Ranchi: The special CBI court has deferred the defence argument till next Tuesday in the fodder scam case related to fraudulent withdrawal from Doranda treasury. RJD chief Lalu Prasad is among the 110 accused persons in the case.
The decision was taken after 85 of the 110 accused persons in the case sought 15 days time from the CBI court while stating that they were planning to file petitions before the Jharkhand high court (HC) against its order regarding online proceedings.
Notably, the special CBI court had on Wednesday rejected the petition of Lalu and others for an offline hearing in the case and fixed Friday for the beginning of defence argument.
Lalu’s lawyer Prabhat Kumar said, “We are not appealing before the HC against the CBI court order. Even if the argument begins it would take several days before we present our defence on behalf of Lalu.”
CBI lawyer BMP Singh said: “Those who have not filed time petition may begin their argument from Tuesday.”
Lawyer Sanjay Kumar who is appearing on behalf of several accused persons said that he was awaiting the outcome of the petition to be filed before the high court.
Notably, the fodder scam case (RC47A/1996) is related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 139.35 crore from the Doranda treasury between 1990-91 and 1994-95.