Godhra, May 12 (ANH): A court at Halol in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district on Wednesday sentenced a sitting BJP MLA and 25 others to two-year imprisonment in a gambling case.
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Citing the verses from Quran and Gita, the judge said that gambling is prohibited in both religious books. The act of the MLA from Matar Assembly constituency, Kesarisinh Solanki cannot be taken lightly as instead of fulfilling his responsibility of serving the society and preventing the illegal activities, he was found indulging in the crime, the court added.
While pronouncing the order, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Prem Hansraj Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 on each convict. The court ordered to cancel the license of the resort, where the accused were caught gambling.
