Eight convicted in fodder scam sentenced to jail
January 29th, 2010 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANSRanchi, Jan 29 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Friday awarded jail terms between three to five years to eight people held guilty in a multi-million fodder scam case.
Special CBI Judge B. Jha pronounced the quantum of sentence in the Animal Husbandry (AHD) Scam case, RC 29 A/96, which is related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.5.37 million from the Hazaribagh district government treasury in early 1990s.
The court Thursday convicted nine people, and supplier Anil Kumar was sentenced to two and a half years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.40,000.
The quantum of sentence against the remaining eight convicted persons was pronounced Friday. They were awarded three to five years’ rigorous imprisonment and also slapped fine between Rs.50,000 and Rs.6 lakh. The key person involved and sentenced to five years, was the then regional director of AHD Kashinath Singh.
The multi-million rupees fodder scam surfaced in 1996 during undivided Bihar. A total of 61 cases were transferred to Jharkhand after it was carved out of Bihar in November 2000. The special CBI courts have passed judgment in 32 cases.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra are accused in five cases and the trial is going on in CBI courts in Ranchi.
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