Fodder scam: Lalu and others to stay in open jail and rear cattle says Judge
Special CBI court judge Shiv Pal Singh recommended that all the 16 convicts in the fodder scam case related to the Deoghar treasury, including Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Lalu Prasad, stay in an open jail where they could rear cattle.
While pronouncing sentences, he said ‘gau palan’ (cattle rearing) was a good option for the convicts as they have ‘good knowledge of fodder and cattle medicine’.
His direction came after one of the convicts requested him to reduce the quantum of sentence by six months so that he could obtain bail and stay with his family.
On January 6, a special CBI court sentenced Lalu to three-and-a-half years of jail in regards to the case. He was also slapped with a fine of Rs 5 lakh.
Lalu has been sentenced in the case relating to embezzling of more than Rs 89 lakh from the Deoghar Treasury between 1991 and 1994.
The court said if he failed to furnish the fine, his jail term would extend by six months.
-PTC News
