58 people convicted in fodder scam

A special CBI court today convicted 58 fodder scam accused, including seven women, for fraudulently withdrawing over Rs8 crore from Chaibasa Treasury in the early 1990s.

Delivering the verdict, the court of RR Tripathy also acquitted three accused in the RC 49A/96 case.

Former animal husbandry officials RN Barman, Kameshwar Prasad Singh, Audhesh Kumar Singh and NR Prasad Sinha were sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment and were slapped a fine between Rs50,000 and Rs1 lakh by the court.

The court also pronounced equal prison term against nineteen fodder suppliers, including the seven women, while imposing a fine ranging up to Rs4.5 lakh.

The court would pronounce the quantum of sentence against the rest 35 tomorrow.