New Delhi: A CBI court on Monday sentenced the former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav Five years imprisonment in fifth fodder scam case and imposed a fine of Rs 60 lakh on him.
The RJD chief was among the 75 suspects convicted by the special CBI court in its final fodder scam In which illegal withdrawal of 139.35 crore was involved from Doranda treasury in 1995-96.
The court awarded the sentence after hearing arguments on the quantum of punishment.
After being convicted in the case on February 15, Lalu Prasad Yadav was lodged in the Birsa Munda Central Jail and then shifted to the Government Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
Of the original 170 accused in the case, 55 have died, seven have become public witnesses, two have accepted the charges against them and six are absconding.
Lalu was granted bail after being sentenced to a total of 14 years in jail in four cases involving the Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa treasuries since his first conviction in 2013. He was convicted in the second case and in the third and fourth cases in 2017. January and March 2018.
Earlier, the RJD supremo, who was sentenced to 14 years in jail and fined a total of Rs 60 lakh, had secured bail in four cases involving the Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa treasuries.
Although the CBI had registered 64 cases in connection with the multi-crore scam, Lalu was made a party in six of them; Out of which five cases were settled in Jharkhand and one in Patna after the bifurcation of Bihar.
Meanwhile, reacting to Lalu’s jail sentence, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Yadav said that his government has not registered any case against him.
He said, “Those who are with them now, they have filed cases against them. They also came to me but I didn’t say. I said you want to file a case which you can do but it’s my job.” Not there.”
What is the scam about?
The fifth fodder scam case, RC/47A/96, involved the largest amount of Rs 139.5 crore, and is considered the most significant in view of the longest period of fraudulent withdrawals from the Doranda treasury between 1990-91 and 1995- 96. Lalu in this case 99 of the accused are included.
In the name of purchasing fodder, medicines and equipment for the Animal Husbandry Department (AHD), the amount is drawn through fraudulent means.
A case (60/96) was registered in connection with the matter on 17 February 1996 at Doranda Police Station.
On 11 March 1996, the Patna High Court ordered a CBI inquiry into the matter. The state government had approached the Supreme Court against the order but its prayer was rejected.
(with agency input)
The RJD chief was among the 75 suspects convicted by the special CBI court in its final fodder scam In which illegal withdrawal of 139.35 crore was involved from Doranda treasury in 1995-96.
The court awarded the sentence after hearing arguments on the quantum of punishment.
After being convicted in the case on February 15, Lalu Prasad Yadav was lodged in the Birsa Munda Central Jail and then shifted to the Government Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
Of the original 170 accused in the case, 55 have died, seven have become public witnesses, two have accepted the charges against them and six are absconding.
Lalu was granted bail after being sentenced to a total of 14 years in jail in four cases involving the Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa treasuries since his first conviction in 2013. He was convicted in the second case and in the third and fourth cases in 2017. January and March 2018.
Earlier, the RJD supremo, who was sentenced to 14 years in jail and fined a total of Rs 60 lakh, had secured bail in four cases involving the Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa treasuries.
Although the CBI had registered 64 cases in connection with the multi-crore scam, Lalu was made a party in six of them; Out of which five cases were settled in Jharkhand and one in Patna after the bifurcation of Bihar.
Meanwhile, reacting to Lalu’s jail sentence, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Yadav said that his government has not registered any case against him.
He said, “Those who are with them now, they have filed cases against them. They also came to me but I didn’t say. I said you want to file a case which you can do but it’s my job.” Not there.”
What is the scam about?
The fifth fodder scam case, RC/47A/96, involved the largest amount of Rs 139.5 crore, and is considered the most significant in view of the longest period of fraudulent withdrawals from the Doranda treasury between 1990-91 and 1995- 96. Lalu in this case 99 of the accused are included.
In the name of purchasing fodder, medicines and equipment for the Animal Husbandry Department (AHD), the amount is drawn through fraudulent means.
A case (60/96) was registered in connection with the matter on 17 February 1996 at Doranda Police Station.
On 11 March 1996, the Patna High Court ordered a CBI inquiry into the matter. The state government had approached the Supreme Court against the order but its prayer was rejected.
(with agency input)
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