Lalu Yadav has been held guilty by a special CBI court in Ranchi in a fodder scam case and will be taken into custody soon. Mr Yadav, as he arrived at the court this morning and said that he is confident that he will get justice.

Former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra as well as six others were acquitted in the case.

The quantum of punishment will be announced on January 3, Special CBI judge Shivapal Singh ruled.

The case relates to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 84.5 lakh from Deoghar district treasury. 

Hearing was completed on December 13 in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court of Ranchi.

In all, there were 34 accused in the case, out whom 11 died during the course of the trial, while one turned CBI approver and admitted the crime.