Chennai, Sep 19: The Madras High Court on Tuesday sentenced R Venkatakrishnan, PA to former AIADMK Minister R Indira Kumari, to three years Rigorous Imprisonment in connection with a disproportionate wealth case.
Justice G Jayachandran also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Venkatakrishnan while allowing the appeals filed by the state government. The judge sentenced Venkatakrishnan’s wife Manjula to 18 months RI and also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh. The prosecution case was that he had amassed wealth in his name and in his wife’s name, disproportionate to his known sources of income. (PTI)
