Mr. Prasad, who was convicted in fodder scam cases, was undergoing treatment in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) for multiple ailments
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday pulled up the authorities for transferring jailed RJD president Lalu Prasad to the director’s bungalow of a Ranchi hospital from its paying ward last year without consulting higher authorities, and observed that the government is governed by law and not by any individuals.
Mr. Prasad, who was convicted in fodder scam cases, was undergoing treatment in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) for multiple ailments. The former Bihar Chief Minister was in August 2020 transferred from its paying ward to the director’s residence, which was known as Kelly Bungalow and was vacant at that time, to protect him from exposure to coronavirus.
He was brought back to the paying ward on November 26, following an allegation that he, violating jail manuals, called up a Bihar BJP MLA seeking his help in…