CBI Challenges RJD Supremo Lalu Yadav's Bail In Supreme Court In Fodder Scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the bail granted by Jharkhand High Court to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fodder scam case.

The apex court has agreed to list the plea after the central investigating agency sought an urgent listing of its plea to cancel the bail of the RJD supremo.

In February, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi held RJD Chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad guilty of fraudulent withdrawals from Doranda Treasury in connection with the fifth fodder scam.

The Rs 950-crore fodder scam involved fraudulent withdrawals of public funds from government treasuries in various districts of undivided Bihar.

Lalu Prasad, who was sentenced to 14 years in prison and slapped with a total penalty of Rs 60 lakh, had already secured bail in other four cases related to Dumka, Deoghar, and Chaibasa treasuries.

Investigating authorities have claimed that individuals were provided jobs within the Indian Railways between 2004 and 2009, during Lalu Yadav's tenure as railway minister, in exchange for granting or selling land parcels at discounted rates to the Yadav family.