Lalu Prasad Yadav sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment, fined Rs 60 lakh in fodder scam case
He got bail in fodder scam case RC38A/96, related to illegal withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from Dumka Treasury, on April 17, 2021, and was released on April 30, but was sent to jail again after his conviction in RC47A/96.
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Patna, February 21: The CBI Court on Monday sentenced RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to undergo a 5-year jail term in another fodder scam case RC47A/96, related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 139.35 crore from Doranda Treasury. The court also fined him Rs 60 lakhs.
He, after being convicted in the case on February 15, was sent to jail but was shifted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences immediately looking at his poor health condition. He is lodged in room number A-11 of the RIMS paying ward. Yadav is said to be a chronic patient of hypertension, diabetes, heart and kidney ailments.
Yadav has been convicted in four other cases too, related to multi-crore fodder scam cases related to Chaibasa Treasury (RC20A/96) on September 30, 2013, another case related to Chaibasa Treasury (RC68A/96) on January 24, 2018, Deoghar Treasury (RC 64A/96) on February 23, 2018, and Dumka Treasury (RC38A/96) on February 19, 2021.
The special CBI Court also pronounced sentencing for 37 others named as accused in the case.
Yadav’s Counsel Prabhat Kumar said, “The special CBI Court has pronounced 5-year jail term for Lalu Yadav and also imposed a fine of Rs 60 lakh in fodder scam case RC47A/96, related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 139.35 crore from Doranda Treasury." Since the RJD Chief has already completed half of the total sentencing, it is quite possible that he will get bail from Jharkhand High Court, he added.
Fifth fodder scam case | CBI court in Ranchi sentences RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav to 5 years' imprisonment and imposes Rs 60 Lakh fine on him. pic.twitter.com/413701Rt5W
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Kumar said, “We will soon be filing a bail application in the Jharkhand High Court on the ground of completing half of the sentencing as Lalu Ji has already undergone punishment of more than half of the total sentencing in other four other fodder scam cases." Lalu Ji has approximately undergone more than 3-year jail term in other fodder scam cases, he said.
He, after being convicted in the case on February 15, was sent to jail but was shifted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences immediately looking at his poor health condition. He is lodged in room number A-11 of the RIMS paying ward. Yadav is said to be a chronic patient of hypertension, diabetes, heart and kidney ailments.
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He was granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court in fodder scam case RC38A/96, related to illegal withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from Dumka Treasury, on April 17, 2021, and was released from jail on April 30, but was sent to the jail again after his conviction in RC47A/96.
Yadav has been convicted in four other cases too, related to multi-crore fodder scam cases related to Chaibasa Treasury (RC20A/96) on September 30, 2013, another case related to Chaibasa Treasury (RC68A/96) on January 24, 2018, Deoghar Treasury (RC 64A/96) on February 23, 2018, and Dumka Treasury (RC38A/96) on February 19, 2021.