July 27, 1997: With CBI noose tightening, Lalu Prasad, who has been indicted by CBI in the scam, installs his wife Rabri Devi as chief minister of Bihar to keep his RJD flock together.
July 30, 1997: Lalu Prasad surrenders before CBI court
August 19, 1998: Disporportionate assets case registered against Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi
April 4, 2000: Lalu Prasad chargesheeted and Rabri Devi figures as co-accused in the DA case
April 5, 2000: Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi surrender, but Rabri being Bihar chief minister gets bail
June 9, 2000: Charges framed against Lalu Prasad in court
October 2001: Supreme Court transfers cases to Jharkhand with the creation of a new state and next month Lalu Prasad surrenders in Ranchi
December 18, 2006: Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi given a clean chit in disproportionate assets case
2000-2012: Trial meanders on in Jharkhand court, as several key witnesses and accused die in the meanwhile.
