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Jharkhand HC rejects Lalu Yadav’s bail petition in fodder scam

Ranchi | The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav in three cases related to the multi-crore fodder scam.

On January 4, the court had reserved its order on the RJD supremo’s bail plea after hearing arguments of his counsel Kapil Sibal and CBI. Lalu Yadav is currently in a paying ward of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi. The fodder scam is related to fraudulent withdrawal of government funds from the treasuries of various districts of Bihar in the 1990s when RJD was in power and Lalu Yadav the chief minister.

Lalu Yadav was sent to Ranchi jail in December 2017 in cases related to the scam.

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Citizenship Bill: Sedition charges against Sahitya Akademi awardee Hiren Gohain, scribe

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Guwahati | Sedition charges have been brought against Sahitya Akademi awardee Assamese litterateur Dr Hiren Gohain, senior journalist Manjit Mahanta and KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi in Assam on Thursday, police said, as protests continue in the state against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

Police suo motu registered a case at the Latasil police station here under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code — including 124(A) that deals with charges of sedition, 120 (B) dealing with criminal conspiracy, Guwahati Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar told reporters here.

“A case has been registered against them. I am investigating what they spoke during a Nagarik Samaj meeting here on January 7,” Kumar said.

The three are part of a civil society group — ‘Nagarik Samaj’ — which is protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

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