New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad was this morning convicted in the third fodder scam case by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court in Ranchi. This comes as another setback for the former Bihar CM, who is already serving a sentence in prison in connection with another fodder scam case. The quantum of sentence is likely to be announced tomorrow.
This case pertains to the alleged fraudulent withdrawal from the Chaibasa treasury in the early 1990s. An amount of about Rs.33.7 crore was allegedly drawn against a sanction amount of just Rs.7.1 lakh. Another former CM of Bihar, Jagannath Mishra, was also found guilty in the case by the special Court.
