15 sentenced in multi-crore fodder scam case

Fifteen people, including some former senior government officials, have been sentenced to jail term ranging from five to ten years and slapped fines of Rs five lakh to ten lakh by a special CBI court in Ranchi in the multi-crore fodder scam case.

"The Special Judge-I, CBI, Animal Husbandry Department (AHD), Ranchi has sentenced 15 accused persons in one of the multi-crore fodder scam cases being trialled at Ranchi," a CBI spokesperson said here today.
    
The court awarded Dr KN Jha, regional director, AHD, Ranchi six years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 15 lakh, Dr BNP Verma, retired assistant director (Poultry), Ranchi six years RI with fine of Rs 15 lakh, Dr Hemendra Kumar Sinha, Farm Veterinary Officer, Regional Poultry Farm, Hotwar, Ranchi six years RI with fine of Rs 10 lakh.

It also sentenced Dr Kameshwar Sahay, retired DAHO (head of the department of animal husbandry), Palamu to five years RI with fine of Rs 5.25 lakh, Dr Shailendra Kumar Bharti, assistant poultry marketing officer, Ranchi to five years RI with fine of Rs 5.25 lakh, Dr DP Srivasatava, Retired Assistant Poultry Marketing Officer, Ratu, Ranchi to six years RI with a fine of Rs 10 lakh.