Former RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to seven years in jail in the fourth fodder scam case.

Former RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to seven years in jail in the fourth fodder scam case. He has also been fined with Rs 30 lakhs.

He was convicted by a special CBI court in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Many supporters of Lalu Yadav have reached at the special CBI court.

Lalu along with 19 other accused were held guilty in the Dumka fodder scam case pertaining to illegal withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore funds from the treasury.

Lalu's lawyers were hoping that he would get some relief because another former chief minister Jagannath Mishra was acquitted by the court.

Fourth fodder scam

This fourth fodder scam involves the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the treasury of Dumka, which is now in Jharkhand, but was in Bihar when Lalu was chief minister.

In other cases, Lalu Prasad has also been sentenced to jail for five and three and half years. The sentence will be carried out separately and will not be combined. He was charged under various sections criminal conspiracy.

Lalu had got 5 years jail term in the first case, 3.5 years in the second case and another 5 years in the third case and is presently lodged inside the Birsa Munda jail in Ranchi.

What will happen to RJD?

While Lalu will be in missing in action, his son Tejashwi Yadav will lead the party. Under Tejashwi Yadav's leadership, the RJD has retained two key seats in Bihar bypolls. In fact, he will also head the party during 2019's Lok Sabha elections.

What is the fodder scam case?

The multi-million animal husbandry department scam, also known as fodder scam, came to light in 1990s, during Lalu's regime and the former minister was banned from running for office after being convicted.

Fraudulent withdrawal of around Rs 1,000 crore by the animal husbandry department from the various districts happened when Lalu Prasad Yadav was the CM from 1990 to 1997.

Fodder scam cases against Lalu

Fodder scam cases against Lalu

Also read: Fodder scam: Key facts and timeline

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