Rjd Leader Lalu Yadav Sentenced to 5 Years in Jail

RJD leader Lalu Yadav sentenced to 5 years in jail in Fodder scam case, also fined Rs 60 lakh

Lalu Yadav was convicted and sentenced today to five years in jail and fined Rs 60 lakh in a fifth case linked to the fodder scam.

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The case involves the illegal withdrawal of Rs 139.5 crore from the Doranda treasury. The scam took place in the 1990s, when Lalu Yadav was Chief Minister of Bihar.

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Lalu may find himself more in trouble in future as one more case linked to the fodder scam is pending before the CBI court in Patna.

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The 950-crore fodder scam involved large-scale corruption in which funds meant for animal fodder were embezzled from multiple government treasuries across Bihar.

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, asked about Lalu Yadav's sentence, disassociated himself from the case.

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In jail since December 2017, Lalu Yadav served most of his sentence at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Jharkhand, citing health issues.

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