JAYALALITHAA TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER SENTENCED 4 YEAR IMPRISONMENT AND 100CR. FINE

Bangalore: The Special Court in Bangalore on Saturday convicted and sentenced Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to four years in prison and a fine of 100 crores, in the disproportionate assets case.

Since the sentence in the case exceeded three years, the special court does not have jurisdiction to grant bail and she will be taken into custody.

Judge John Michael Cunha pronounced the verdict at Gandhi Bhavan, in front of Bangalore Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara, where the court has been temporarily shifted for pronouncing the verdict in view of Z+ security provided to Ms. Jayalalithaa.

The conviction in the case lead to her immediate disqualification as an MLA and made it untenable for her to hold the post of Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Courtesy: Agencies