Fodder scam: CBI court summons Lalu

A Central Bureau of Investigation court in Patna on Wednesday ordered Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad to appear in the court on September 6, in connection with the multi crore fodder scam, court official said The court in its orders made it clear to Lalu Prasad to appear physically in the court, a court sources said.

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra was also directed to appear before it in connection with the multi-crore rupees fodder scam case.

Designated CBI Judge Vimal Kumar Jain asked Prasad and others to ensure their personal appearance in connection with the case related to fraudulent withdrawal of several lakhs of rupees from Bhagalpur treasury when the RJD chief was the chief minister between 1990 and 1997.

Jain also summoned Janata Dal-United MP Jagdish Sharma, also former chairman of the public accounts committee of the Bihar Assembly, former RJD MP R K Rana, former state minister Vidya Sagar Nishad, besides some retired IAS officials allegedly involved in the case.

The court ordered their personal appearance for hearing the petitions filed by them seeking to be exonerated from the charges levelled against them in the chargesheet, which has already been submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Additional Inputs: PTI