A week after a CBI court in Ranchi convicted former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad in the fifth fodder scam case, the RJD chief was sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment and the court imposed a fine of Rs 60 Lakh on him. The case pertains to the illegal withdrawal of Rs 139.5 crore from the Doranda treasury.
The judge last Tuesday convicted a total of 75 people while acquitting 24 accused in connection with the embezzlement that took place in Ranchi in 1995-1996 — when Lalu was the chief minister of undivided Bihar.
The case is related to the funds meant for cattle fodder taken by Bihar’s animal husbandry department between 1991 and 1996, when Lalu Prasad was the chief minister. The scam was unearthed in 1996.
A representative from Lalu Prasad Yadav’s legal team said, “We will appeal in the high court. As per our calculations, half the sentence has been completed.”
He has been convicted in four other matters related to the infamous Rs 950-crore fodder scam cases – the illegal withdrawals of Rs 37.7 crore and Rs 33.13 crore from the Chaibasa treasury, Rs 89.27 crore from the Deoghar treasury, and Rs 3.76 crore from the Dumka treasury. He has also already spent over 3.5 years in judicial custody as part of his sentencing.
CBI sources said, so far, 75 people have been convicted and 50 accused have died during trial.
So far, Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to a total of 14 years in prison in the four cases.
THE PREVIOUS FOUR CONVICTIONS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
AMOUNT: Rs 37.70 crore
Lalu Prasad’s first conviction was in the Chaibasa treasury case related to the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.70 crore.
He was handed five years in prison, leading to his disqualification from the Lok Sabha membership.
STATUS: He was granted bail by the Supreme Court in December that year.
DECEMBER 23, 2017
AMOUNT: Rs 89.27 lakh
The special CBI court convicted Lalu Prasad for fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deoghar treasury. Prasad was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail.
STATUS: He was granted bail after completing half the jail term.
JANUARY 24, 2018
AMOUNT: Rs 33.13 crore
This conviction was related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 33.13 crore from the Chaibasa treasury. He was awarded five years’ imprisonment in this case.
STATUS: Granted bail.
MARCH 19, 2018
AMOUNT: Rs 3.76 crore
The special court convicted Lalu Prasad for fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.76 crore from Dumka treasury. He was given 14 years in prison, with a fine of Rs 60 lakh.
STATUS: Granted bail.
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