Hyderabad, Apr 23: With main accused in Satyam scam case B.Ramalinga Raju continuing to remain in the Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) for treatment of heart ailment and Hepatitis C since September last year, the CBI today urged the Special court judge to try the case, involving Rupees 7,800 crore financial fraud through video conferencing facility.Special court judge B V L N Chakravarti, after the CBI's plea, adjourned the hearing in the case to April 30.NIMS submitted to the Special Court Judge that Raju might contract serious infections if he was taken out of the hospital. Suspecting that Raju had been evading hearing on the pretext of health conditions, the CBI counsel pleaded the court for holding the trial through video conferencing. The main accused had held frequent meetings with friends and relatives on a regular basis while being in the hospital, the CBI contended.Raju, currently in judicial custody, has been keeping away from court on health grounds, first for heart disease and then for Hepatitis C.Meanwhile, the Special judge granted permission to the Enforcement Directorate to question four Satyam employees, named accused in the case, between April 26 and 29.
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