Lone BJP MLA from Mizoram BD Chakma sentenced to 1 year imprisonment in corruption case

July 25: A special court on Monday sentenced the lone BJP MLA from Mizoram Buddha Dhan Chakma to one year of imprisonment in a corruption case. Also, he has been fined Rs.10,000. Apart from him, 12 other Chakma leaders have been convicted by the court of the Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act) and has been accorded the same punishment.

The 13 Chakma leaders were found guilty under Section 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The order stated that an amount of Rs 137.10 lakh allocated for developmental work were misappropriated by the convicted leaders. The convicted Chakma leaders in Mizoram withdrew the amount as advance salaries.

MLA BD Chakma, however, has informed that he would challenge the judgement at the Gauhati High Court.