The former Bihar chief minister, who is lodged in Ranchi's Bira Munda jail, was earlier this month sentenced to three-and-a-half-years jail in second case of over Rs 900 crore fodder scam linked to illegal withdrawal of money from Deogarh treasury.
The Special CBI Court had on December 23 convicted Lalu for offences of cheating with criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
According to a lawyer who was present in the courtroom, Lalu Yadav told the judge: "Sir, jail me thanda bahut lagta hai. (It is very cold in the prison.)"
Ranchi: Jailed RJD president Lalu Prasad is earning Rs 14 a day for gardening at the Birsa Munda jail here alongwith other convicts in the fodder scam. The former Bihar chief minister is tending lawns,
Ranchi, Aug 20 : A total of 50 inmates of the Birsa Munda Central Jail here today sat on a hunger strike in a show of solidarity to civil right activist Anna Hazare.Jail Superintendent Dilip
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