Jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, whose party has suffered a major setback in the recent general elections, is in for more trouble as another fodder scam case is fast catching him up. The Rs 950 crore fodder scam, probed by the CBI, relates to fraudulent withdrawal of public funds from different government treasuries over fictitious spends on fodder and other expenses for cattle. Already convicted in four separate fodder scam cases, Prasad is facing trial in the last and fifth case related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 139 crore from Ranchi’s Doranda treasury. It is yet to fix a date to record statements of Lalu Prasad,” said advocate Prabhat Kumar, representing the RJD chief. Prasad’s treating physician Dr Umesh Prasad said the RJD leader was counselled on Saturday night.

Source: Hindustan Times May 28, 2019 07:52 UTC