Expedite proceedings in fodder scam case: Court

Earlier, Lalu had approached the Jharkhand High Court with a petition to get the judge changed in another fodder scam case pertaining to alleged fraudulent withdrawal from the Deoghar treasury. The court refused to grant him relief and the matter continues to be heard before the court of Shivpal Singh. In that case, the trial is at the stage of recording of statements of defence witnesses.

Three fodder scam-related cases are being heard before as many judges in the special CBI courts in Ranchi. While the order in which Lalu has been asked to expedite proceedings came in connection with the FIR pertaining to alleged fraudulent withdrawal from the Chaibasa treasury, the two other cases pertain to withdrawals from Deoghar and Doranda (Ranchi) treasuries.