Special CBI court sentences ex-Haryana CM Chautala to four years in prison

Chautala was released from the Tihar Jail on July 2, 2021, after completing a ten-year prison sentence in another corruption case

The Special CBI Court of Delhi sentenced former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala to four years imprisonment in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on the former chief minister.

Special Judge Vikas Dhull also directed the authorities concerned to confiscate four of his properties. Dhull had last week convicted Chautala and said that the accused had failed to satisfactorily account for such disproportionality by proving his source of income or means by way of which, he acquired assets during the check period.

"Hence, accused Om Prakash Chautala is convicted