Tuesday, April 26 2005 08:38 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Ranchi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and Railway Minister Laloo Prasad, against whom a designated CBI court yesterday (Apr 25, 2005) framed charge in one of the cases of Rs 950-crore fodder scam, is also facing corruption charges in five other conspiracy angle cases of the scam while the trial in the disproportionate assets case against him and his wife former Chief Minister Rabri Devi is in the final stage of hearing.

Laloo is accused in six conspiracy angle cases of the scam, which related to fraudulent withdrawals of several crores of Rupees by the State animal husbandry department officials allegedly in connivance with top politicians, suppliers and transporters in undivided Bihar between 1989 and till the scam surfaced in 1996 when Laloo was the Chief Minister.

Of the six cases, the CBI has already filed chargesheets in all while charges have been framed against Laloo and others in two of those (rc 20 (a)/1996 and rc 68 (a)/96).

While rc 20 (a) relates to fraudulent withdrawals of Rs 37 crore from Chaibasa treasury, the other case too relates to fraudulent and excessive withdrawals of more than Rs 37 crore from the same treasury by the AHD officials through "forged and fake" bills.

Other cases against the RJD leader are rc 38 (a)/96, rc 64(a)/96, rc 47(a)/96 and rc 63 (a)/96, which deals with fraudulent withdrawals of Rs 3 crore from Dumka, Rs 182 crore from Doranda, Rs 3 crore from Dumka and Rs 47 lakh from Bhagalpur treasuries, respectively.