VIJAY DEO JHA
Ranchi, June 6: Former Bihar chief minister and the RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav has requested the special CBI court to release his passport so that he visits abroad for kidney transplantation.
He has filed a petition before a special CBI court in Ranchi through his lawyer Prabhat Kumar. The lawyer said that Lalu Prasad Yadav who is currently on bail in fodder scam cases is most likely to visit Singapore for kidney transplantation.
The lawyer informed he has started the necessary process to seek an appointment with the doctor. “But he needs to renew his passport for which he has applied to the court for the release of the same. My client will deposit the passport once he returns after treatment,” said the lawyer.
He informed that once doctors confirm the appointment, Lalu Prasad will file a fresh petition to seek the permission from the court to visit abroad on medical grounds. He said that the petition for the release of the passport was filed on May 31 and the hearing is scheduled for June 10. Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted in five cases of fodder scam and he is on bail in all five cases. Recently, the CBI had raided his premises in connection with the railway recruitment scam.
Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted in a fodder scam case RC 47 A/96 related to the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 139.35 Crores from Doranda treasury of Ranchi during 1995-96.
In RC 64 A/ 96 the judgment was delivered on December 23, 2017. The case was related to the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from Deoghar treasury. He was sentenced to 3.5 years of rigorous jail term along with Rs 10 lakh as a fine.
In RC 68 A/ 96 case he was awarded five years of rigorous imprisonment on January 24, 2018. The case was related to the illegal withdrawal of Rs 33.13 crore. The court further slapped a fine of Rs 10 lakh on him.
Other than the above, Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted in RC 20A/ 96 on September 30, 2013. The court awarded him five years of rigorous imprisonment. The conviction led to his disqualification as a member of the parliament.
In RC 38A/96 he was convicted with 14 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 60 Lakh. In RC 47A/96 he was awarded five years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 60 lakh.
