Koda discharged from hospital, to be questioned by IT officials

November 8th, 2009 RANCHI - Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces arrest on charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, was Sunday discharged from a hospital here and maintained that he had been falsely implicated in the case. Koda, who was admitted Nov 3 after complaining of severe stomach ache, left the hospital around 11.45 a.m.

November 8th, 2009 RANCHI - The Enforcement Directorate today served fresh summons on former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, asking him to appear for questioning in New Delhi on November 11. The condition of Koda, who is convalescing in a hospital in Ranchi is stable.

November 8th, 2009 RANCHI - Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces arrest on charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, was Sunday discharged from the Apollo Hospital here. Meanwhile, Income Tax (IT) authorities have started scrutinising the mining deals inked by Koda when he was in power.

November 7th, 2009 RANCHI - Apollo Hospital authorities said Saturday doctors will decide whether to release former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is to be quizzed further over a Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam. "A four-member medical team comprising general physician, neuro physician and others are reviewing the medical condition of Koda.

November 7th, 2009 RANCHI - Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who is facing arrest as soon as he is discharged from Apollo Hospital in Ranchi over an alleged multi-crore hawala transactions, will remain in hospital for another day due to a stomach upset. "The team of doctors will review the health condition of Koda in a day or two and decide on his discharge," said Javed Akhtar, the hospital spokesperson.

November 7th, 2009 RANCHI - A local court on Saturday sent Vikas Sinha, an associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, to 10 days into the custody of Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged role in the hawala transactions and the illegal investments. Vikas Sinha, the brother of another associate Binod Sinha, Vikash, has been charged under sections 409 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 465 (forgery), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act by the ED.

November 7th, 2009 RANCHI - Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces arrest after being accused of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, was Sunday discharged from the Apollo Hospital here, an official said. "Madhu Koda has been discharged," Apollo Hospital spokesperson Javed Akhtar told IANS.

November 6th, 2009 RANCHI - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested Vikas Sinha, an associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, for his alleged role in the hawala transactions and the illegal investments. Vikas Sinha, the brother of another associate Binod Sinha, will be produced before a local court where the Enforcement Directorate will seek his police remand before he is sent to the Directorate's regional headquarters in Patna.

November 6th, 2009 RANCHI - Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, allegedly at the centre of a Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam, may be arrested and put through a narco test, sources in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) indicated Friday. "Koda and his associates are buying time to delay the investigation.

November 6th, 2009 SINGHBUM - Rasika Koda, father of former Jharkhand Chief Minster Madhu Koda, on Friday defended his son and said that his son is a simple man and not a corrupt politician who indulged in money laundering to amass wealth and allied assets. While talking to the media at Patahatu, the native village of Kodas in Jharkhand's Singhbum district, the 68- year-old father, sternly ruled out his son Madhu Koda's involvement in the scams, which is believed to be in the range of Rs 400 crore.

November 5th, 2009 RANCHI - As officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) readied to arrest him, former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, at the centre of a Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam, was Thursday shifted from the ICU to the general ward of the Apollo Hospital. The decision to discharge Koda, now an independent MP, who had been admitted after he complained of high blood pressure, nausea and a stomach ache, would be taken in a day or two after doctors review his condition, doctors at the hospital told IANS.

November 5th, 2009 RANCHI - Income Tax sleuths on Thursday made it clear that former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda will be arrested as soon as he is discharged from hospital. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and IT department have also directed the ARA Memorial Weaver's Hospital in Ranchi, where Koda is recuperating, not to release him without informing them.

November 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and seven of his aides in connection with alleged Hawala transactions. Koda and his aides have been directed to present themselves before the directorate on November 9, 10,11.

November 4th, 2009 RANCHI - The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is to quiz Madhu Koda over allegations of a Rs.2,500-crore scam, has asked Apollo Hospital for a report on the health status of the former Jharkhand chief minister who was admitted there Tuesday after he complained of a stomach ache. The ED has also asked the hospital management not to discharge the Lok Sabha MP without informing them.

November 3rd, 2009 RANCHI - Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda today ducked IT interrogation by getting himself admitted to Ranchi Apollo Hospital in pretext of acute stomach pain. Meanwhile, Commissioner of Income Tax, Jharkhand Circle, Anjani Kumar has said Koda was not cooperating with them in investigations of the Hawala scam.