Lalu Prasad Yadav

The Jharkhand High Court on February 19 rejected RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav bail plea. However, the court added that the ex-CM could re-apply after two months when half of the total sentence is completed. Lalu was denied bail in the Dumka case, where he was convicted for withdrawing Rs 3.13 crore from the treasury. Jailed since December 2017, Lalu has been granted bail in three out of four cases.

Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav will be shifted to Delhi AIIMS owing to breathing difficulties and developing pneumonia. Convicted under a fodder scam, Lalu was being treated at the Rajendra Institute Of Medical Science (RIMS). Reportedly, a team of eight medicals examiners suggested the move as his health deteriorated. Reportedly, he would be shifted through an air ambulance after approval from the CBI court.

RJD chief Lalu Yadav has been booked under Prevention of Corruption Act for trying to lure Bihar BJP legislator Lalan Paswan. The FIR was lodged after an audio-clip surfaced in which the RJD chief had called the legislator from the jail. Moreover, a probe has been ordered on how Lalu got access to phone in jail. Meanwhile, Lalu Yadav has been shifted from RIMS' Director's bungalow to the paying ward.

The Jharkhand's BJP President Deepak Prakash raised worries over RJD chief Lalu Yadav using the RIMS Hospital Director’s bungalow, while serving his jail term. Moreover, the new director of RIIMS is staying in the state guest house which costs Rs 800/day, paid by the government. According to the in-charge of Jharkhand prison, Inspector General (IG) follows the court orders and "No orders have been directed for the shifting of Lalu Yadav."