Ex-UP minister gets 3-yr jail term in corruption case

Prayagraj, Dec 22 Former Uttar Pradesh education Minister Rakesh Dhar Tripathi has been convicted in a corruption case and has been sentenced to three years imprisonment.

The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh.

The former education minister during the BSP regime has been convicted in a disproportionate assets case.

The special MP-MLA court here gave its verdict on Friday.

The court has also directed to detain Tripathi and send him to jail.

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