Chargesheet Filed In Fodder Scam

The chargesheet named six offenders: S B Sinha, Sitaram Singh, Nagendra Shah, Chandrashekhar Prasad, Mahendra Prasad and Braj Bhusan Prasad in a special case no 37/96.
They have been charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code and
the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The case related to deflection and illegal withdrawal of Rs 3 lakh from the Purnea district treasury in north Bihar.
Meanwhile, the CBI special judge rejected the bail petition of another key accused R K Ranan, a Janata Dal MLA and a provisional bail petition of Congress legislators, Jagdish Sharma.
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First Published: Oct 18 1996 | 12:00 AM IST

