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Fodder scam: Court sentences Lalu Prasad Yadav to 3 and half years in jail, fines him Rs 5 lakh

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to 3 and half years in jail in a fodder scam case. In addition, he has also been slapped Rs 5 lakh fine by the Ranchi court.

Lalu heard the sentencing from jail via video conferencing. His son Tejashwi Yadav said that they will approach the high court and also apply for bail after studying the sentence.  

Other accused Phool Chand, Mahesh Prasad, Bake Julious, Sunil Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Sudhir Kumar and Raja Ram have also been sentenced to 3 and half years in jail and Rs 5 lakh fine each.

After a two-day delay, the Ranchi Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court today pronounced the quantum of sentence for the RJD chief.

Special CBI judge Shivpal Singh announced the sentence after hearing arguments on quantum of sentencing. The final sentencing order copy is 24 pages long.

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