Date:17/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/17/stories/2008071757510100.htm

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15 convicts in fodder scam sentenced

RANCHI: Fifteen of the 64 convicts in the fodder scam case were sentenced between three and seven years of rigorous imprisonment by a court here on Wednesday.

Special CBI judge B.K. Sahay awarded a maximum prison term of seven years against Tripurari Mohan Prasad and Rajiv Kumar Verma and slapped a fine of Rs.90 lakh on each of them.

The remaining 13, all fodder suppliers, were handed prison term ranging between three years and five years and a penalty between Rs.1 lakh and Rs. 25 lakh. On Monday, 64 fodder scam accused wereconvicted. — PTI