Third fodder scam: Lalu Prasad, Jagannath Mishra convicted by a CBI court
Third fodder scam: Lalu Prasad, Jagannath Mishra convicted by a CBI court
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Former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) head Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra, former Bihar chief minister were on Wednesday convicted by a CBI court in Ranchi in the third fodder scam case. Out of the 56 accused in this case, six were found not guilty.

The case is related to the fraudulent withdrawal of over Rs 30 crore from the Chaibasa treasury during 1994 and 1995, as per the reports of India Today TV.

The 69-year-old Lalu Prasad is currently served in the Birsa Munda lockup in Ranchi.

On 6 January 2018, a special CBI court had sentenced punished Prasad to three-and-a-half years in prison and slapped a fine of Rs 10 lakh on him in another fodder scam case linking to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deoghar Treasury 21 years ago. This punishment was handed down to Prasad by CBI court judge Shiv Pal Singh.

Commenting to Prasad's conviction in the third fodder scam, his son Tejashwi Yadav stated, "This is a ploy by BJP and Nitish Kumar to frame Lalu Prasad Yadav. For the people of Bihar, Lalu Prasad is a hero."

"We will appeal against the verdict in high court. The people's court is with us," he added.

 

With inputs from PTI

 

 

 

 

 

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