Thursday, December 20, 2007

Fodder scam: jail, fines for three convicts

Fodder scam: jail, fines for three convicts

Ranchi: A CBI court on Wednesday slapped fines of Rs. 1 crore each on three persons convicted in the fodder scam cases. It also sentenced them and 35 others to a six-year jail term. Six women accused were sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment.
CBI special judge B.K. Sahay directed the former regional director of Animal Husbandary Department, Ranchi region, Junul Bhengraj, the former AHD regional director, Kirti Narayan Jha, and the ex-assistant director (Planning), Krishna Mohan Prasad, to pay Rs. 1 crore each as fine.
The case pertains to the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs. 6.29 crore from the Chaibasa treasury in the 1990s.

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