RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who is serving prison sentence following his conviction in the fodder scam cases, was on Thursday granted three days parole to attend his son’s wedding in Patna, Inspector General of Prison Harsh Mangla said on Thursday.
His parole has been granted for three days, the IG (Prison) told PTI here.
However, the IG Prison was not categorical about the effective date of parole and said it depended upon when the jail authorities would release him.
Prasad’s elder son and former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav’s marriage with daughter of RJD MLA Chandrika Rai is scheduled on May 12 in Patna.
Lalu, however, will remain under the constant watch of cameras, said sources in the Birsa Munda Central Jail here, where he is currently lodged.
All his movements would be captured by video cameras, a jail official said.
Lalu left for Ranchi airport from the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS), where he is admitted for treatment, and will leave for Patna by a private carrier at 5.50 p.m, the sources said.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief is accompanied by a team of doctors and policemen.
Lalu has been undergoing treatment at RIMS after he was brought here from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on May 1.
His provisional bail plea hearing is due to be taken up at the Jharkhand High Court on May 11.
Lalu was admitted to RIMS on March 17 following complaints of uneasiness when he was lodged in the Birsa Munda Central Jail, where he is serving a jail term since December 23, 2017 in connection with the fodder scam.
He has been convicted in four fodder scam cases since 2013 — the latest being the Dumka treasury case in which a special CBI court sentenced him to 14 years in jail. By HT
