Fodder Scam: CBI Court puts punishment of 14 years Jail and 60 Lakh on Lalu Yadav’s shoulders

NewsBharati    24-Mar-2018
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Ranchi, March 24: Knots of trouble increases for Lalu Prasad Yadav as A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday has convicted former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo in the fourth case of multi-crore fodder scam and has granted imprisonment of seven years. and another 7 years under Prevention of Corruption Act. The court also imposed 60 lakh rupees as fine.

The case is related to alleged withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury when Prasad was the chief minister of Bihar. Meanwhile, Court acquitted former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra in the same case.

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 an another CBI judge in a fodder scam case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deoghar Treasury 21 years ago.

The RJD Chief is already serving a jail term in Ranchi's Birsa Munda Central Jail since last December after his conviction in three other fodder scam cases.