Fodder Scam

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The Fodder Scam was a corruption scandal that involved the embezzlement of about ₹940 crore (equivalent to ₹52 billion or US$540 million in 2026) from the government treasury of the east Indian state of Bihar. Among those implicated in the theft and arrested were then the chief minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, as well as former chief minister Jagannath Mishra. The scandal led to the end of Yadav's reign as chief minister. Dineshwar Prasad Sharma is also alleged to have received ₹300.60 crore from S. N. Sinha. On 23 December 2017, Yadav was convicted by a special CBI court, whereas Misra was acquitted. The theft spanned many years, and allegedly involved numerous administrative and elected officials of Bihar State across multiple administrations of the Indian National Congress and the Janata Dal Parties. The corruption scheme involved the fabrication of "vast herds of fictitious livestock" for which fodder, medicines and animal husbandry equipment was supposedly procured. Although...

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