Ranchi: Lalu's prison ward inspected over reports of him using phone

RANCHI: Amidst allegations of jailed RJD president Lalu Prasad speaking to his political buddies over telephone in violation of prison guide, authorities inspected his ward Tuesday, but stated they did not to find anything else objectionable.


The seek was carried out by way of a joint staff of the Birsa Munda prison officials and the Ranchi District Police, a senior police legit stated Wednesday.

Prasad has been sentenced in 4 fodder rip-off circumstances by way of other special CBI courts in Ranchi and is in prison from December, 2017. However, the convicted RJD leader is admitted within the paying ward of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here for quite a lot of ailments.

"The jail authorities and we (district police) carried out the inspection yesterday (Tuesday) and found nothing objectionable there," Deputy Superintend of Police (Sadar) Deepak Kumar Pandey stated.

He stated such assessments are performed mechanically.

The inspection came hours after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar accused Prasad of being in touch with his buddies over phone in contravention of the principles acceptable to those serving prison sentence.

Reacting sharply to Kumar's fee, RJD's Jharkhand unit spokesman Manoj Kumar stated, "We condemn Nitish Kumar's accusations on our leader. When prison officials went and located nothing within the ward, how can Nitish Kumar degree such unfounded fees sitting in Patna.


"Even the prison guide lets in folks to fulfill any prisoner as soon as per week (Saturdays are mounted for Lalu Prasad to fulfill folks)."


On January 2 and March 18, authorities performed routine assessments within the paying ward of Prasad.


Also media studies had on many occasions highlighted RJD supremo's alleged energetic function in seat-sharing talks among mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) allies -- which among others incorporates Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress -- in Bihar as smartly Jharkhand.


Prasad is going through trial in a fifth fodder rip-off case in reference to alleged fraudulent withdrawal of money from Doranda Treasury in Ranchi within the early 1990s.
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