Dynasty of corruption: Lalu found guilty in Fodder scam on the same day his daughter faces charge sheet from ED

NewsBharati    23-Dec-2017
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Ranchi, December 23: A long story of corruption might end as RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has been convicted by the special CBI court in the Deoghar leg of the fodder scam case and will be taken to the Birsa Munda Jail. Before appearing to the Ranchi Court, he was confident and was expecting a 2g like acquisition. Quantum of his sentence will be pronounced on January 3, 2018.

Among all the accused guilty seven have been acquitted. Another former Bihar Chief Minister who was another heavyweight politician accused in the case has been acquitted along with 6 others. On the other hand, 15 people including Lalu Prasad Yadav have been found guilty. Ahead of the verdict, heavy security was deployed outside Special CBI court.

The Fodder Scam is a corruption scandal that involved the embezzlement of a huge amount of money from the government treasury of Bihar. Among those implicated in the theft and arrested were then Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, as well as former Chief Minister, Jagannath Mishra.The scandal led to the end of Lalu's reign as Chief Minister.

He is an accused in four other cases in the fodder scam. He has already been convicted in another fodder scam case that cost him his Lok Sabha seat and barred him from contesting elections.

 Lalu Yadav and his family get drowned in more trouble as on the same day of Fodder scam verdict, his daughter Misa Bharati faces a major setback in money laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a charge sheet against the Rashtriya Janata Dal MP. Her husband was also named on the charge sheet.
Lalu Prasad Yadav Fodder scam Misa Bharti Money Laundering case ED CBI