Ranchi: RJD chief Lalu Prasad was today asked
to appear via videoconferencing before a special CBI judge who
has convicted him in a fodder scam case.
Prasad appeared before special CBI judge Shiv Pal Singh
from Birsa Munda central jail where he is lodged, a CBI
counsel said.
The court was expected to announce the quantum of
punishment to the RJD chief in connection with the fraudulent
withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from Deoghar Treasury when he was
the chief minister of Bihar between 1991 and 1994.
The announcement of quantum of punishment was deferred
twice since Wednesday.
Prasad was convicted, along with 15 others, in the case
on December 23. The court had acquitted six others, including
another former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra.
This is the second fodder scam case in which the RJD
supremo has been convicted. There are three more fodder scam
cases pending against him. PTI
