: Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad Yadav, 74 others convicted in Doranda treasury case #IndiaNEWS A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Jharkhand’s Ranchi city on Tuesday convicted Rashtriya Janata

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Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad Yadav, 74 others convicted in Doranda treasury case #IndiaNEWS
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Jharkhand’s Ranchi city on Tuesday convicted Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Rs 139.35-crore Doranda treasury case in the fodder scam, NDTV reported.Yadav, who is currently out on bail, will be moved to Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, the court directed. His counsel had filed an appeal on the grounds of his poor health.The alleged fodder scam, exposed in 1996, pertains to the embezzlement of around Rs 1,000 crore from the state exchequer for the purchase of fictitious medicines and fodder for cattle. Yadav was the chief minister of the state at the time.Yadav has already been convicted in four other cases related to the scam. They pertain to alleged fraudulent withdrawal 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.Special Central Bureau of Investigation Judge CK Shashi on Tuesday pronounced the verdict while Yadav was present in the courtroom. The Rashtriya Janata Dal chief is currently out on bail.The court will announce the quantum of punishment on February 18, The Times of India quoted a counsel for the Central Bureau of Investigation as saying.Apart from Yadav, the court also convicted 74 accused persons in the...Read more

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