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CBI arrests Satyendra Kumar after 25 years wanted in Bihar fodder scam
The CBI arrested Satyendra Kumar at Lucknow railway station after tracking him for more than 25 years.
Kumar was named in a charge sheet in 2001 in cases linked to the Bihar fodder scam, a corruption scandal involving fraudulent withdrawals from government funds.
The scam involved alleged withdrawals of about ₹950 crore from the treasury of undivided Bihar between 1992 and 1995, using fake bills for fodder, medicines and equipment.
Kumar, alleged by the CBI to be a supplier, had been living in Nepal and was declared an absconder after failing to appear in court.
Investigators traced him after he returned to India and travelled by train from Guna, Madhya Pradesh, to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
He is being taken to Ranchi on transit remand and is expected to be produced before a court to face trial.
The CBI arrested Satyendra Kumar, who had been wanted for more than 25 years in connection with Bihar fodder scam cases.
Officials traced him to Nepal and apprehended him around midnight at Lucknow railway station while he was travelling by train from Guna, Madhya Pradesh.
Kumar was named in a CBI charge sheet in 2001 and had failed to appear for trial.
The agency said he was being taken to Ranchi on transit remand.
- Who
- The CBI arrested Satyendra Kumar, a proclaimed offender wanted in fodder scam cases.
- What
- He was apprehended after more than 25 years on the run.
- When
- Around midnight on October 22, according to the Times of India.
- Where
- Lucknow railway station, Uttar Pradesh. He was travelling from Guna, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- He was wanted in connection with Bihar fodder scam cases and had failed to appear in court for trial.
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The CBI named Kumar in a charge sheet, after which he absconded, according to the agency.
The court issued an arrest warrant after Kumar failed to appear for trial.
The CBI traced Kumar to Nepal, and he re-entered India.
The CBI apprehended Kumar at Lucknow railway station while he was travelling from Guna to Lucknow.
- Accused
- Satyendra Kumar
- Wanted for
- More than 25 years
- Charge sheet
- Filed in 2001
- Arrest location
- Lucknow railway station
- Train route
- Guna, Madhya Pradesh, to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Destination on transit remand
- Ranchi
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What people are saying
After filing of the charge sheet, Kumar absconded and CBI was on his look out for over 25 years
As he failed to appear before the court to face trial, a permanent warrant of arrest was issued against him by the court