Satyam case: Court again seeks medical report of Raju

HYDERABAD: With B Ramalinga Raju failing to appear before it in the multi-crore Satyam scam, a city court today again sought a report from a hospital whether the IT firm's former chairman, undergoing treatment for Hepatitis-C, was fit to be produced before it or not.

The special court, hearing the Rs 7100-crore financial scam, wants to examine all accused in the case over charges mentioned against them by the CBI.

But, Raju, the prime accused, today again failed to appear before it, citing his treatment at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) hospital here.

His counsel, when asked by Special Judge BVLN Chakravarti, submitted that he has no information about the present health condition of his client.

After this, the Judge called for a report from NIMS Director on whether Raju's condition allows him to be produced before the court under medical care.

The court adjourned the case to March 26, and also extended the judicial remand of all 10 accused till then.

The CBI, which is probing the Satyam scam, had earlier alleged that the NIMS doctors were prolonging the treatment of Raju to delay the trial.