Ranchi, Dec 1 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Wednesday convicted eleven persons in the scam related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.20 crore from the state treasury to purchase fodder for public distribution.
Sentences ranged from five to six years of rigorous imprisonment (RI), with fines ranging Rs.5-6 lakh.
Special CBI Judge A.H. Ansari Monday convicted 52 people in the case related to illegal withdrawal of Rs.20 crore from the Doranda treasury in Ranchi. The court sentenced eight convicts on the same day, who were awarded three years of RI, with fines between Rs.25,000 to Rs.10 lakh.
The court Tuesday sentenced nine more men to three to six years in jail.
With Wednesday’s convictions, the court has passed sentences against 28 people.
The quantum of sentence against the remaining convicts will be pronounced Thursday.
The multi-million rupee scam, popularly known as the fodder scam, surfaced in 1996 at the time Bihar state was undivided.
As many as 61 cases related to the scam were transferred to Jharkhand after it was carved out of Bihar in November 2000. Special CBI courts have passed judgments in 32 cases.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra figure as accused in five cases.
