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The CBI has moved the Jharkhand High Court seeking that the prison term of RJD chief Lalu Prasad is enhanced from three-and-a-half to seven years in the Deoghar Treasury case in the multi-crore fodder scam . The CBI said other convicts in the case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 8.9 million from the Deogarh Treasury were awarded seven years in prison by a special CBI court on January 6 this year. It argued that all convicts should face the same prison term as the charges and witnesses against all of them were the same. In the petition filed on Thursday, the CBI also sought enhanced prison terms for ex-MP R K Rana, former IAS officers Beck Julius, Phoolchand Singh and Mahesh Prasad, and former government official Subir Bhattacharya. Like Prasad, these five were also sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. Read Complete Article Business Standard

Chidambaram will today appear before CBI for questioning in connection with alleged irregularities in giving INX Media the clearance to receive foreign investment Current Affairs News : Former finance minister P Chidambaram was on Tuesday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate, which probes financial crimes, in what is widely known as the Aircel-Maxis case. On Wednesday, Chidambaram will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in connection with alleged irregularities in giving INX Media the clearance to receive foreign investment. Here is a list of high-profile politicians, including former Union ministers, who have faced probe for alleged corruption in recent times: On Tuesday, the senior Congress leader for the first time deposed for questioning before the ED, which issued a summons to him. The agency recorded his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the Rs 35-billion Aircel-Maxis deal,