Ranchi, Aug 1 - A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday sentenced R.K. Rana, a former MP of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), to five years in jail in a case of the multi-million rupee fodder scam.

A fine of Rs.4 lakh (Rs.400,000) was also imposed on Rana.

Special CBI court judge Bireshwar Jha pronounced the sentence in a fodder scam case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.2.8 million from Godda district treasury in 1992. The money was withdrawn on the basis of forged bills for medicines of the animals.

The CBI court had convicted 14 people in the case Friday and it had awarded two and two half years imprisonment to two accused. The court pronounced sentence against 12 people, against the remaining 12 including Rana. The minimum sentence awarded Saturday was for three and half years and maximum, five years.