Verdict in Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rs 139 crore Doranda fodder scam case on Feb 15
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Judgment in the Rs 139.35 crore Doranda treasury embezzlement case involving RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav will be pronounced on February 15.
A Special CBI court on Saturday completed hearing arguments in the Rs 139.35 crore Doranda treasury embezzlement case involving RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and reserved its verdict for February 15.
The former Bihar chief minister, who has been sentenced to 14 years in jail in four fodder scam cases, is also an accused in the fifth and final case. It is also the biggest of these, pertaining to the illegal withdrawal of Rs 139 crore from the Doranda treasury.
The court of Special CBI Judge S K Shashi completed the hearing against 99 accused including Lalu Prasad Yadav, which was underway since February last year.
Arguments on behalf of the last accused, Dr Shailendra Kumar, were completed during the day.
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CBI Special Public Prosecutor BMP Singh said that all the accused have been ordered to be physically present in the court on the day of the verdict.
Of the original 170 accused in the case, 55 have died, seven have become government witnesses, two have accepted the charges against them and six are absconding.
