Ranchi: A special CBI court Wednesday sentenced former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra to five years in jail in a fodder scam case and imposed a fine of `10 lakh on the former and `5 lakh on the latter. Special CBI court Judge S.S. Prasad pronounced the judgement regarding the fraudulent withdrawal of `33.67 crore from the Chaibasa Treasury in 1992-1993.
The special CBI court convicted 50 people and acquitted six in this case. This is third case in the fodder scam in which the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief has been convicted, while it is the second for Mishra. The CBI judge pronounced the quantum of sentence at 2 pm. The court imposed of `5 lakh on Lalu and a `5 lakh fine on Mishra.
Earlier at 11 am, Lalu Prasad was brought to the CBI court from the Birsa Munda Central Jail, where he has been lodged since January 6 following his conviction on December 23, 2017 to three and half years jail in a fodder scam case connected to the Deoghar Treasury.
Of the 50 convicted in the Chaibasa treasury case, six are politicians, three former IAS officials, including former Jharkhand Chief Secretary Sajjal Chakravarty and others.
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