Maharashtra Minister Manikrao Kokte and brother were convicted in the fraud case. India News – The Times of India

New Delhi: Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikra Kokte And his brother Sunil Kokte has been found guilty in a decades Case of forgeryIn a decision on Thursday, Nashic district court The jail was sentenced to two years in jail and a fine of Rs 50,000 each, which ended the legal proceedings that began in the late 1990s.
The case returned in 1995, when former minister Tukram Dighol filed a petition, in which the Kokate brothers were accused of forging documents for acquiring housing under a government scheme. He allegedly presented his income incorrectly and falsely claimed that he had not kept any property to qualify for the government-appointed flats.
A complaint was lodged at Wada Police Station in Nashik, which registered a case under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Section 420 (Cheating), Section 465 (forgery), Section 471 (using fake documents) , And included, and Section 467.
Court records suggest that between 1995 and 1997, the brothers acquired housing under false pretense, although their claims were discovered after investigation.
While there were four accused in the case, only the Kokate brothers have been sentenced as the court has not issued any sentence to the other two persons.