Satyam's Raju appears before a local court

HYDERABAD, INDIA: Satyam founder B Ramalinga Raju, who is the prime accused in the Satyam accounting fraud case, appeared before a local court, which is trying the case.

Raju, who was granted bail by the Andhra Pradesh High Court last week, was accompanied by his doctor, said a Times of India report.

The former Satyam chairman was ordered by the court to appear before the trial court once he's discharged.

Raju had shocked corporate India in January last year by admitting to a Rs.7,800 crore accounting fraud in the IT major. He and nine other accused including top company officials and auditors were arrested in the case.