Lalu Yadav convicted in fourth fodder scam case; Jagannath Mishra acquitted

Patna, March 19: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday has convicted former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad in the fourth case of multi-crore fodder scam. The quantum of punishment in the case would be pronounced later.

The RJD supremo, who has been admitted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) after falling sick in the jail on Saturday, was not be present in the court.

Of the total 76 accused, 14 had died, three turned approvers, one is absconding and two others were already convicted. Out of the remaining 56 accused, two government servants and four fodder suppliers were acquitted today.

On January 6, the RJD leader was sentenced to three-and- a-half years in jail and fined Rs 10 lakh by a another CBI judge in a fodder scam case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deoghar Treasury 21 years ago.

Prasad had been convicted in the first fodder scam case involving withdrawal of Rs 37.7 crore from Chaibasa treasury on September 30, 2013 and given five years prison term.