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Chautalas get 10 yrs in jail in JBT scam, violence outside court

New Delhi, Jan 22: In a judgement that could have electoral ramifications in Haryana, former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala were today sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for corruption amidst

PTI Published : Jan 22, 2013 12:20 IST, Updated : Jan 22, 2013 19:13 IST


Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar, who last week had convicted the Chautalas and 53 others, including two IAS officers, for corruption in a teachers' recruitment scam and other charges, today handed them varying jail terms.
 
78-year-old Chautala senior, a five-time RPT five-time former Chief Minister, and his son 51-year-old Ajay Chautala are both sitting MLAs and could stand disqualified from contesting the assembly elections next year if their conviction is not stayed by a higher court.
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