Lalu Prasad Yadav granted 3-day parole for son's marriage

Patna : Jailed in fodder scam, Lalu Prasad Yadav has been granted a 3-day parole to attend marriage of his son Tej Pratap Singh in Patna this Saturday.

69-year-old Lalu Prasad Yadav has been lodged in jail since December last year.

He has been granted parole for three days, Inspector General of Prison Harsh Mangla told PTI.

It is still not revealed if the travel time is included in the parole or that will be excluded from the set three-day time.

Bhola Yadav, RJD General Secretary and a close aide of Prasad, told PTI in Ranchi that they were planning to go to Patna by the evening flight.

"Flight tickets are being arranged to go to Patna by evening flight today," Bhola Yadav, who is also an RJD MLA in Bihar, said adding Prasad is likely to return to Ranchi on May 14 on completion of parole.

Tej Pratap Yadav will be tying knot with daughter of RJD MLA Chandrika Rai is scheduled on May 12 in Patna.