After being sentenced to three and half years in jail in the second fodder scam case, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav will be shifted from the Birsa Munda jail in Ranchi to the open jail in Hazaribagh soon.

This comes in the wake of the recommendation made by the special CBI judge Shiv Pal Singh, who mentioned in the 101 pages order sheet to shift all the 16 convicts in the fodder case to open jail.

Sources Confirm that Open jail in Hazaribagh and found that preparations were going on to welcome Lalu Prasad and others in the jail.

The open jail which was inaugurated in November 2013 has 100 small cottages each having one room, a kitchen and an attached bathroom. Sources in the jail informed that the size of the cottage was enough to house the prisoner and his wife and a minor child.

It may be mentioned that while the sentencing was going on Saturday in the e-court, few convicts citing old age and poor health prayed for minimum punishment. It is then that Shiv Pal Singh remarked that he will be recommending all convicts to be sent to open jail where they can live with their family, if they wished.

The judge also commented that the open jail had many cows and buffaloes grazing inside all the time and, therefore, all the 16 convicts, including Lalu Prasad Yadav, would be at ease there as they are all accused in the fodder scam. It appears that after this remark of the judge, the Hazaribagh jail administration had decided to bring a dozen cows and buffaloes in the jail before the RJD chief's arrival.

"More than two dozens cattle are being brought in the jail soon. The jail is spread over 20 acres and has enough area for the cattle to graze," said Shankar Ram, guard of the jail.

It is important to note Former CM Lalu Prasad had complained to the CBI judge of not getting clean drinking water at the Birsa Munda jail where he is lodged at present.

Earlier Rashtriya Janata Party (RJD) chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav was sentenced to three-and-a-half years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in connection with a second fodder scam case worth Rs 89.27 lakh, a tweet went out from his official handle, saying Yadav would die happily fixing himself for social justice, harmony and equality.

“Rather than practicing BJP’s Simple Rule – “Follow us or We will Fix you”. I will die happily fixing myself for Social justice, harmony & equality,” the tweet said.

Lalu also tweeted a letter written by him, which he said was in remembrance of injustice and inequality meted out towards him.