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Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad files appeal in Jharkhand HC

Ranchi:  Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad has filed an appeal in Jharkhand High Court against the 5 year jail term given to him by the special CBI court in a case relating to fodder

The RJD chief is lodged in Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi.

The multi-million fodder scam surfaced in 1996. Around 54 of the 61 cases were transferred to Jharkhand when it was carved from Bihar in November 2000. Different CBI courts have passed judgments in more than 43 cases.

Lalu Prasad and Mishra are accused in five cases.