Fourteen people, including an MLA and two former MPs, were today sentenced to 10 years in jail by a fast track court in Sitamarhi, Bihar today. The case related to an attack on Sitamarhi collectorate and subsequent police firing in which five persons were killed in 1998. Another convict was sentenced to five years in prison.
Those awarded 10-year imprisonment include BJP MLA from Parihar Assembly constituency Ram Naresh Yadav, former JD (U) MP from Sitamarhi Nawal Kishore Rai, former Sheohar MP and RJD leader Anwarul Haq, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) district president Ram Lashan Singh Kushwaha and general secretary Mohan Kumar Singh.
The Fast Track Court had convicted 15 persons on Tuesday under various IPC sections including attempt to murder.