Om Praksh Chautala, Former Haryana CM, Sentenced to 4 Years Jail in Disproportionate Assets Case | Top Points

As per the chargesheet filed by the CBI, Chautala is responsible for amassing assets worth Rs 6.09 crore, allegedly disproportionate to his legitimate income, between 1993 and 2006.

Author: India.com News Desk Edited by: Priyanka

Updated: May 27, 2022, 3:21 PM IST

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Om Prakash Chautala was the Chief Minister of Haryana four times between 1989 to 2005. (File Photo)

New Delhi: A special CBI Court in Delhi on Friday sentenced former Haryana Chief Minister OP Chautala to four years imprisonment in a disproportionate assets case, in which he was convicted on Saturday. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on Chautala and ordered to confiscate his four properties, reported news agency ANI.

The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi had on Thursday reserved the arguments on the quantum of punishment to Chautala. In the course of the hearing, the probe agency opposed Chautala’s lawyer who argued for a concession on medical grounds for the 87-year-old politician. Instead, the Central agency argued for maximum punishment, pointing out that the convict is a public figure. If the punishment is less for him, it would send a wrong message to society. It was also argued that Chautala is convicted for the second time and does not have a clean image.

Here are top 10 points for this big story:

1. On May 19, the court had reserved its verdict in the case of possessing disproportionate assets.
2. As per the chargesheet filed by the CBI, Chautala is responsible for amassing assets worth Rs 6.09 crore, allegedly disproportionate to his legitimate income, between 1993 and 2006.
3. In May 2019, the Enforcement Directorate had attached over Rs 3.6 crore worth of properties of the former Chief Minister located in New Delhi, Panchkula, and Sirsa.
4. He was also convicted in the JBT scam in January 2013.
5. In 2008, Chautala and 53 others were charged in connection with the appointment of 3,206 junior basic trained teachers in Haryana during 1999-to 2000.
6. In January 2013, a court sentenced Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Singh Chautala to ten years’ imprisonment under various provisions of the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
7. Chautala was found guilty of illegally recruiting over 3,000 unqualified teachers.
8. Though out on parole, Chautala was released from the Tihar Jail on July 2, 2021 from a 10-year prison sentence after completing the due formalities.
9. He was the Chief Minister of Haryana four times between 1989 to 2005.
10. His grandson Dushyant Chautala is the Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana.

(With agency inputs)