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Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad files appeal in Jharkhand HC

Ranchi:  Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad has filed an appeal in Jharkhand High Court against the 5 year jail term given to him by the special CBI court in a case relating to fodder

India TV News Desk Updated on: October 17, 2013 20:25 IST
The Jharkhand High Court opened Thursday after Durga Puja vacations.

On Sep 30, a Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court convicted Lalu Prasad, another former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra, Janata Dal-United MP Jagdish Sharma and others in a case of fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.37.70 crore from Chaibasa treasury in the then undivided Bihar during 1994-1995 when Lalu Prasad was the chief minister.

Special CBI Judge Pravas Kumar Singh sentenced Lalu Prasad to five years' imprisonment and slapped a Rs.25 lakh fine to him.

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