Friday, 23 February 2018

Jharkhand High Court rejects Lalu's bail request: Fodder scam

Ranchi, Feb 23 The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad in the Deoghar Treasury matter.

He was earlier sentenced to three and a half years in the issue by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court.

The 69-year-old leader had earlier challenged his conviction in the case and had sought bail from the court.

The RJD supremo is as of now held up in Birsa Munda imprison in Ranchi since December 23, 2017, regarding the second instance of feed trick identified with unlawful withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from Deogarh treasury.

The veteran politician had just been convicted in three fodder scam cases in 2013, 2017 and 2018 and got five, three-and-a-half and five years of imprisonment respectively.

After his first conviction, on September 30, 2013, he confronted disqualification from Lok Sabha and a ban on contesting decisions.

He still faces trial in two other scam cases.

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