LAGATAR24 NETWORK
Ranchi, Aug. 28: Former BJP legislator Gulshan Lal Ajmani and 88 others were convicted in the last case of fodder scam (48A/96) involving fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 36.60 crore from the Doranda treasury.
The verdict came from the court of special CBI judge Vishal Shrivastava.
There were as many as 124 accused in the 26-year-old case. The court acquitted 35, including nine women due to lack of evidence.
Those acquitted include Ainul Haq, Rajendra Pandey, Ram Sevak Sahu, Dinanath Sahay, Saket, Harish Khanna, Kailash Mani Kashyap Bari, Baldev Sahu, Siddharth Kumar, Nirmala Prasad, Anita Kumari, Ekram, Mo Hussain, Sanaul Haq, Sairu Nisha, Chanchala Sinha, The names of Jyoti Kakkar, Saraswati Devi, Ramavatar Sinha, Reema Badaik and Madhu Pathak.
On July 24, after the completion of the arguments from all the parties involved in this case, the court had reserved its decision.
Out of 89 convicted, 52 including Ajmani were awarded sentences of three years while 37 were sentenced to imprisonment of more than three. Those sentenced more than three-year imprisonment were forwarded to Birsa Munda Central Jail. Detailed argument on the quantum of their punishment will take place on September 1.
The fodder scam had taken place between financial 1990-91 and 1994-95. Money was withdrawn from the treasuries with the help of a fake allotment order. Out of 124 accused 38 were public servants, including eight treasury officers.
When the CBI registered the FIR in the scam, the number of accused were 192. Out of 192, 62 died during the trial while six turned approvers.
