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| Monica Bedi sentenced to jail for five years |
| 2006-09-29 |
| Guess being a gangster/terrorist's moll isn't the fun it once was HYDERABAD: Monica Bedi, film actress and companion of underworld don Abu Salem, was sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment by the Special Court of CBI here on the charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy and impersonation while securing a fake passport from Kurnool. The magistrate also handed out a three-year prison term to Mandal Revenue Inspector Mohd. Younus, Assistant SI Abdul Sattar, and postman Gokhari Saheb — all hailing from Kurnool — and acquitted two others. They were accused of assisting her in obtaining the fake passport. Abu Salem, the main accused who is now in judicial custody in Mumbai in connection with the serial bomb blasts, is yet to appear in the case. His wife Sameera Zumani, who is second accused, and two passport agents are at large. After several hours of formalities following pronouncement of the judgment, Monica Bedi was shifted to Chanchalguda women's prison here where she has been lodged since her extradition from Portugal along with Abu Salem in November last year. However, the three others were released after the judge admitted their petition for suspension of sentence to move the High Court within a month. The magistrate examined 38 out of 63 witnesses and perused 79 documents presented by the prosecution before delivering the verdict. The prosecution sought a maximum sentence of seven years for Monica Bedi as the charge against her had been proved but she was awarded five years for cheating and three years each for conspiracy and impersonation. The terms would run concurrently. The judge rejected a memo filed by the CBI to consider the 10-month jail term in Portugal as part of the sentence. Monica Bedi's counsel had also made a similar plea. |
| Posted by:john |
| #5 This thread needs pictures. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-09-29 21:50 |
| #4 And, of course, all the arrests were made by Kurnool Klink. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-29 21:27 |
| #3 Actually, Abu Kool has priority as a mentholi muslim. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-29 17:32 |
| #2 Abu Salem now that's a name. Soon the forces of good will drag in Abu Pall Moll. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-09-29 17:30 |
| #1 Don't worry Monica, I'm sure there are a lot of girls at Chanchalguda women's prison will be real happy to have a bollywood starlet in residence.. |
| Posted by: john 2006-09-29 17:00 |