Lalu Prasad gets three and a half years jail in fodder scam case

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IANS Ranchi
Last Updated : Jan 06 2018 | 4:45 PM IST

RJD supremo Lalu Prasad was on Saturday sentenced to three and a half years jail in a fodder scam case.

Special CBI judge Shivpal Singh announced the sentence after hearing arguments on quantum of sentencing.

He also slapped a Rs 5 lakh fine on the former Bihar Chief Minister.

The court had on December 23 convicted Lalu Prasad and 15 others in the case relating to the multi-million-rupee scam.

--IANS

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