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Former Indian railways minister Laloo Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to five years in jail in a notorious case known as the "fodder scam". Former Indian railways minister Laloo Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to five years in prison in a notorious case known as the "fodder scam".
He was jailed on Monday after being found guilty of corruption and criminal conspiracy. He was jailed on Monday after being found guilty of embezzling state funds intended to buy food for cattle while he was Bihar state chief minister.
Yadav was convicted of embezzling state funds intended to buy food for cattle while he was Bihar chief minister. He has always denied the allegations. His family has said he will appeal.
He has always denied the allegations. His family has said he will appeal. The case first came to light in 1996. The sentencing is seen as a landmark step in tackling corruption in India where it is a major national issue.
Yadav now becomes one of the first politicians to lose his parliamentary seat after a recent Supreme Court ruling which bans convicted legislators from holding office.
On Wednesday, the government withdrew a controversial order which would have overturned the Supreme Court ruling and allowed convicted MPs to run for elections while appeals were pending.
Delivering its judgement on Thursday, the special court in Ranchi in the eastern state of Jharkhand also ordered Yadav to pay a fine of 2.5m rupees ($40,481; £24,938).
He is among 45 people, including senior bureaucrats and politicians, who have been convicted by the court.
The scandal involved embezzlement of 9.5bn rupees ($151m; £94m) meant for buying cattle fodder.
The case first came to light in 1996, a measure of how long it can take for justice to be delivered in India.
Another former Bihar chief minister, Jagannath Mishra, was also convicted on Monday and has been sentenced to four years in jail.
Laloo Yadav is one of India's most colourful politicians. He leads the Rashtriya Janata Dal party in Bihar and has long been an ally of India's Congress party-led coalition government in Delhi.
He resigned as chief minister of Bihar after the allegations of corruption arose. His wife Rabri Devi was installed in his place.
Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal party lost power in state elections in 2005.