SENTENCING OF LALU PRASAD YADAV IN 5TH FODDER SCAM CASE IS SHIFTED

(The Quiver) : Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief  and ex-bihar CM , Lalu Prasad Yadav has been found guilty of illegal withdrawals of Rs 139.35 crore from the treasury by a special CBI court in Jharkhand’s Ranchi. The CBI Court has pronounce final judgment in the case against Lalu Yadav and others on February 15.

Lalu Yadav – who has now been convicted in all five fodder scam cases in is presented in the courtroom on Tuesday morning as Judge CK Shashi read out verdict. Lalu Prasad had acquired bail in four cases (Deogarh, Chaibasa, Ranchi’s Doranda treasury and the Dumka case), out of five cases related to multi-crore fodder scam .

98 other accused were also physically present, of whom 24 were acquitted. Of the them, 35 were sentenced to three years in jail, including former MP Jagdish Sharma and then Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Dhruv Bhagat. This qualifies them to move for bail.

Sentencing for Lalu Yadav and the 39 others found guilty will take place on February 21.