RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav sentenced to 5 years in jail in Doranda fodder scam case
India Today
Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to five years in prison in the Doranda treasury case related to the fodder scam.
Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to five years in prison in the Doranda treasury case related to the fodder scam. He also has to pay a fine of Rs 60 lakh, the court pronounced on Monday.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court pronounced the quantum of sentence for those convicted in the case last week.
Reacting to the development, a representative from Lalu Prasad Yadav's legal team said, "We will appeal in the high court. As per our calculations, half the sentence has been completed."
Last week, a special CBI court had held former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav guilty in the Doranda treasury case related to the fodder scam. The case pertains to illegal withdrawal of Rs 139.35 crore from Doranda treasury in Jharkhand.
The fodder scam refers to illegal withdrawals worth Rs 950 crore from various government treasuries for fictitious expenditure on fodder and other requirements for cattle during Lalu Prasad Yadav's term as Bihar chief minister.
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Of the 99 accused in the Doranda treasury case, 24 were acquitted while three-year jail terms were pronounced for 46 accused last week itself.
