Former Chief Minister of Bihar and LJP chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has been fined three-and-a-half years in jail and fined Rs 5 lakh in fodder scam case. He was convicted on Saturday for being convicted in a second case filed against him by the special CBI court. News NDTV
During the period from 1990 to 1994, when the Chief Minister, Lalu Prasad proved to have been removed from the government treasury of Rs 84 lakh in the name of the fodder.
Lalu Prasad's son, Tejasi Yadav, is sitting in an emergency meeting with leaders of Patna to determine what exactly the party will do in this case. He said, 'The courts work is a court. We will appeal to the High Court for bail.
Laloo Prasad Yadav Rachi Birsa Munda was in jail while declaring the verdict. The verdict was pronounced through video conferencing.
Lalu was five years jail in the first case of fodder scam four years ago. Later he got bail after two months from the Supreme Court.
34 people accused in the case. Of these, six people, including former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra, were released. In addition, 11 people died during the trial. A total of 17 people have been charged with Lalu.