Fodder scam: Lalu, Mishra appear in CBI court

Ranchi, June 22 : Two former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannth Mishra appeared in a special CBI court here in fodder scam-related cases.
Lalu Prasad appeared for three cases relating to money fraud at Deoghar, Dumka, and Doranda (Ranchi) treasuries, whereas Mishra appeared in two cases.
The next hearings will take place on June 29, 30 and July 1.This is their third appearance before court this month.The CBI court had issued summons to Lalu Prasad and Mishra after the Supreme Court in May set aside a Jharkhand High Court ruling and said that the accused in different cases of the fodder scam would have to face cases separately.Lalu Yadav has been convicted and sentenced to five-year imprisonment in one of the five cases for which he is being tried in the fodder scam. The Rs 900-crore scam surfaced in the early 1990s when Lalu Prasad was the Chief Minister of Bihar.