Live: Lalu Prasad sentenced to 3.5 years in jail, Rs 5 lakh penalty in fodder scam

Lalu Yadav was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail along with a fine of Rs 5 lakh in 1996 fodder scam

PATNA/RANCHI: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail along with a fine of Rs 5 lakh in one of the cases related to the 1996 fodder scam by special CBI court judge Shiv Pal Singh on Saturday.

Lalu appeared before the court of CBI special judge Shiv Pal Singh for hearing through video conferencing from Birsa Munda Central Jail. In a plea moved to the court, he sought leniency owing to his illness and age. The 69-year-old RJD leader is lodged in the central jail since his conviction on December 23. 

Here are the live updates:-

06 January 2018

16:38 IST

None of the convicts can get bail from Ranchi Court. They will have to move High Court.

16:37 IST

Tej Pratap Yadav: We are confident that Lalu ji will get bail. We have full faith in the judiciary.