Jharkhand’s special district court magistrate Satish Kumar Munda today sentenced Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to one-and-a-half months’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs.6,000 for violating the model code of conduct in 2009. ,
Lalu Yadav was accused of landing a helicopter without permission on the grounds of a school in Garhwa district to organize a meeting of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. In this context, in the year 2009, the then Block Development Officer of Garhwa district, Subhash Singh had lodged an FIR against him.
Lalu Prasad Yadav confessed his crime in court today. He has already served one-and-a-half months’ imprisonment in this case.
