Court reserves verdict in last of Lalu’s fodder scam cases

Ranchi: A special CBI court on Saturday reserved its judgement in the final fodder scam case involving former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad and others in which Rs 139.35 crore was fraudulently withdrawn from the Doranda treasury. The court could pass the verdict on February 15 after the defence completed its arguments on the day. The RJD supremo was accused in five cases related to the fodder scam in Jharkhand. Of them, he has been convicted in four. This is the last case. Senior CBI counsel BMP Singh said that 99 people, including Lalu, politicians Jagdish Sharma, Dhurv Bhagat and RK

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, former finance secretary Beck Julius, several officials of the income tax, treasury and animal husbandry departments and 53 suppliers are facing trial in the case.